Metropolitan Police Department
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Local
Bowser to Stick with Police Chief, Education Superintendent
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser will reappoint Police Chief Peter Newsham and State Superintendent of Education Hanseul Kang despite a 40…
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William J. Ford
D.C. Needs Domestic Violence Policy: Report
D.C. agencies need a citywide policy for dealing with domestic violence, according to a report released this month by the…
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Community
D.C. Police Officers to Get ‘Modernized’ Look
The Metropolitan Police Department is getting a new look.
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Community
Surge in D.C. Homicides Motivates Coalition to Action
In the wake of an unprecedented homicide rate in the District whose numbers have already eclipsed last year's 12-month total,…
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Community
MPD, Feds Increase Reward for Info in Killing of Makiyah Wilson
At the request of the Metropolitan Police Department, the FBI's Washington field office has joined their investigation of the July…
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Community
Residents, Activists Embrace Community Control over Police
In what has been a recurring cycle, a slew of gun-related violence in D.C. and subsequent conversations about public safety…
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Community
Gray Demands Answers for MPD Search of Innocent Bystanders
Ward 7 Council member Vincent Gray has asked for and received assurance that the Metropolitan Police Department will undertake a…
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Shevry Lassiter
Spike in Violence Leads to Community Organizing, Government Response in D.C.
Hundreds of concerned D.C. residents gathered in the backyard of a Southeast retail store on Memorial Day to brainstorm ways…
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Editorial
EDITORIAL: A Season of Killings Unite and Divide
The senseless killings in Ward 8 and across the District have marked the first half of 2018 as one of…
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Community
Civil Right Groups Sue Bowser for Police Data
A coalition of civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit against D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and two other top city…
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