Clarence Williams

Washington, D.C.

Local reporter covering crime, breaking news, and public safety issues Education: Masters in Journalism, Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. ; B.A. American Studies, George Mason University

 Clarence Williams has spent almost two decades in the streets at crime scenes, riding in police cars or waking officials in the middle of the night to gather information about breaking news in and around Washington as the night police reporter for The Washington Post.

Clarence has been pepper-sprayed at World Bank-IMF protests, witnessed martial law curfews in Baltimore, covered the crime scene of a D.C. sniper victim, uncovered a deaf man wrongly jailed for 22 months in the District, and chased stories of fire, drug dealing and general mayhem across the Washington region.

Reporting assignments sent him from the Rugby World Cup in Australia to the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona, to the fields of Honduras and to nearly every difficult neighborhood in the District.

Latest from Clarence Williams

Teen age stabbing victim found conscious at Metro station in NW Washington

Victim is expected to survive, police say.

Nov 16, 2018

Think your commute was rough? Try driving a Metrobus with a detached steering wheel

Metro is inspecting a bus after a steering column bolt came loose during a rush-hour run in Northwest D.C. on Wednesday.

Nov 15, 2018

Two District shootings wound one man and damage an ambulance

Both incidents investigated just north of the U.S. Capitol along North Capitol Street.

Nov 14, 2018

Catholic priest arrested on sexual abuse charge at District church

Allegations stem from two incidents at Shrine of the Sacred Heart in 2015

Nov 8, 2018

District woman receives prison sentence for illegal synthetic drug sales

Six-month sentence follows guilty plea for selling synthetic marijuana in 2016.

Nov 7, 2018

Amtrak train collides with tractor-trailer in Maryland, bringing MARC commuter delays

There was a fuel leak as a result of the collision, authorities said.

Nov 5, 2018

Second body found in collapsed Baltimore warehouse after tornado

Heavy weather may have caused partial collapse at Amazon.com facility.

Nov 3, 2018

One dead as Baltimore warehouse collapses amid high winds

Officials to check for possible tornado.

Nov 3, 2018

Suspect escapes Metro Transit police custody outside Northwest station

Police had stopped person for suspected K2 sales in Columbia Heights

Oct 26, 2018

Washington becomes a sea of red in celebration of the Capitals’ first Stanley Cup championship

The District rocked the red as never before as the Capitals clinched their first Stanley Cup.

Jun 8, 2018

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