Category: D.C. Metropolitan Police

Washington Mayor Launches Search for New Police Chief Amidst Police Shortage

May 3, 2023
Crime in DCD.C. Metropolitan PoliceDistrict of ColumbiaRegional & State NewsState NewsUSUS NewsWashington DC
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With violent crimes in the nation’s capital up from last year and a shortage of police officers, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the retirement of Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Robert Contee and the search for his replacement. “We will be launching a nationwide search for the next chief. We also know the MPD is…

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‘Keep Violent People in Jail’ to Reduce Growing Crime Rate: DC Police Chief

March 8, 2023
D.C. Metropolitan PoliceDistrict of Columbiahomicide ratePolicies & ImpactsRegional & State Newsrising crime ratesSocial IssuesState NewsUSUS News
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Keeping criminals in jail and not letting them loose among the general populace is a way to reverse the increasing homicide rate in Washington, according to Robert Contee, chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). “The things that we have been doing is locking up bad guys, taking guns off the street. What we got…

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Use of Grenades, Projectiles, Tear Gas on Jan. 6 Only Enraged Crowd: Police Officer

January 26, 2023
D.C. Metropolitan PoliceFeatured TopicsJan. 6Jan. 6 CoverageU.S. CapitolUSUS News
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After more than an hour shooting tasers, throwing rubber-pellet grenades, shooting chunks of rubber baton, and tossing a smoke canister at protesters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a District of Columbia police officer concluded that the show of force did little but enrage the crowd. Nearly two hours of newly-released public body…

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