Crime: Escapee Caught; Council Endorses Acting MPD Chief Smith; Police Burnout

October 30, 2023

As crime in the nation’s capital continues to be a focus of nation-wide political attention, D.C Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council have shifted to a tougher stance on […]

Crime Report: Congress Targets ‘Soft on Crime’ D.C.; Local Reports

October 16, 2023

“We’re grateful to have you here,” the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) said in his opening statement…. before raking D.C. […]

Bowser Names Robert Contee New Chief of Police

December 23, 2020

In tapping Contee, 48, a native Washingtonian who began his career in 1989 as an MPD cadet, the mayor chose to forgo a nationwide search to replace outgoing Chief Peter Newsham.