Metropolitan Police Department

Derrica Wilson, founder of the Black and Missing Foundation, speaks during the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls' discussion on missing women of color nationwide at the Library of Congress on April 26. (Courtesy photo)

D.C. Mayor Provides Update for Locating Missing Youth

May 25, 2017 WI Web Staff 0

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced an update this week of her administration’s efforts in implementing the six steps established in March to protect the District’s youth. […]

Ms. Senior District of Columbia Emma P. Ward donates books to the new Charnice Milton Community Bookstore in Southeast on May 17. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Anacostia Bookstore Named in Honor of Slain Journalist Charnice Milton

May 18, 2017 Stacy Brown 0

A new bookstore named for slain D.C. journalist Charnice Milton will hold a kickoff event May 27 in honor of Miton, who died after being shot two years ago as she waited for a bus in Southeast. […]

Guest speaker Dr. Lonise Bias, the mother of the late basketball standout Len Bias, addresses an audience of mothers who have lost children to violence during Helping Hands, Inc.’s fifth annual "Healing Hands" Mother`s Day Celebration in southeast D.C. on May 5. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Event Honors Mothers of Children Lost to Violence

May 10, 2017 Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer 0

Helping Hands, Inc., held its fifth annual Mother’s Day celebration to help mothers cope with the loss of their children who have died or suffered severe injuries due to gun violence. […]

Phil Pannell, of the Anacostia Coordinating Council, and Ron Moten, of the Jack Kemp Foundation, present a clock to former MPD Assistant Chief Diane Grooms for her "compassionate" service to residents, particularly in Wards 7 and 8. (Courtesy photo)

Residents Bid Assistant Chief Diane Grooms a Warm Farewell

May 3, 2017 DR Barnes 0

It’s a rare occasion to see ex-felons, former youth gang members and grass-roots community activists come together to shower a police officer with praises, hugs and gifts. It’s even rarer when those who are giving the praises are black, and the recipient is a white 30-year Metropolitan Police Department veteran who also happens to be a woman. […]

D.C. Police to Hold Prescription Drug Take-Back Event

April 24, 2017 WI Web Staff 0

The Metropolitan Police Department will partner Saturday with the Drug Enforcement Agency for the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative, which gives the public an opportunity to safely dispose of unused medications. […]

Tweets on Black, Latina Girls Missing in D.C. Cause Public Outcry

March 28, 2017 Sheryl Estrada, Special to The Informer via DiversityInc 0

Recent news about teens going missing in Washington, D.C., has garnered local and national attention and concern. […]

D.C. Mayor, Police Tout Tech-Savvy Crime-Fighting

March 17, 2017 WI Web Staff 0

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser joined forces Thursday with the Metropolitan Police Department and Office of the Chief Technology Officer to highlight the District’s innovative use of technology to improve public safety and combat crime. […]

Missing Children Posts Ring Alarms

March 15, 2017 Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer 0

A seeming spike in missing-children alerts posted on the Metropolitan Police Department’s social media accounts has sparked concerns of a potential sex-trafficking ring targeting the city’s youth, but officials say the prevalent issue isn’t abductions or trafficking, but runaways. […]

Peter Newsham (in blue) has been named chief of the Metropolitan Police Department. (Courtesy photo)

Bowser Stays Local, Picks Newsham as Police Chief

February 24, 2017 WI Guest Author 0

Mayor Muriel Bowser announced her nominations for the next Metropolitan Police Department chief and the director of the DC Department of Corrections on Thursday. […]

EDITORIAL: Handling Potty-Mouthed Cops

December 14, 2016 WI Editorial Staff 0

The District’s Office of Police Complaints is fed up with potty-mouthed MPD police officers and is urging Mayor Muriel Bowser and interim MPD Police Chief Peter Newsham to do something about it. […]