Metropolitan Police Department
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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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Community
D.C. Launches Summer Crime Initiative
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Chief Peter Newsham launched last month the District's Summer Crime Initiative, the city's…
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Community
D.C. Kicks Off Summer Crime Initiative
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser launched Monday the city's annual "Summer Crime Initiative," a coordinated effort to reduce violent crime through…
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Community
D.C. Police to Get Lesson in Black History
Police officers in D.C. will take a course on race theory and visit the National Museum of African American History…
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Community
Violent Crimes Drop in D.C Despite Homicide Uptick
Violent crimes are down overall in the District over the first quarter of 2018, according to new Metropolitan Police Department…
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