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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 24, 2016

Video: Man Opens Fire on DC Patrol Unit in Broad Daylight

Metro D.C. police said at about 5:45 p.m. Wednesday a man started firing a gun at the passing vehicle in the 600 block of Mellon Street, SE, just off Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 25, 2016

U.S. Capitol Police Officer Dies Shoveling Snow at Home

A veteran U.S. Capitol Police officer and a fixture on the Hill died Saturday after suffering a heart attack while shoveling snow outside his home on the Eastern Shore of Delaware, according to his wife and law enforcement officials.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 28, 2015

D.C. Police Force Falls Under 3,800 for First Time in a Decade

The number of D.C. police officers in the District has fallen below 3,800, its lowest level in a decade, breaking a threshold that top District officials once warned would be dangerously thin in a city that continues to grow.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 16, 2015

Off-Duty Secret Service Officer Killed in DC Shooting

District of Columbia police say U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division Officer Arthur Baldwin was shot and killed shortly before 3 p.m. in a residential neighborhood in southwest Washington on Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 23, 2015

Video: D.C. Chief Urges Public to Attack Active Shooters, Terrorists to Save Lives

In a surprising comment, Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier is encouraging ordinary citizens to subdue or even kill active gunmen if they can as the “best option for saving lives before police can get there.”

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 17, 2015

Capitol Police Roll Out Transgender Policy; Union Cries Foul

Capitol Police rolled out a progressive new policy on Oct. 29 for handling interactions with transgender individuals. Already, the rank and file are bristling at the new directive.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 29, 2015

Video: D.C. Officer Challenges Teen to Dance Off

The officer and teenager made it a dance-off. According to Taylor, the officer told the group that if Taylor won, she could stay. If the officer won, the group had to leave.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 15, 2015

Video: New DC Officer Proposes to Girlfriend at Academy Graduation

Graduation day took a surprise turn for one new Washington, DC, police officer and his girlfriend, who are now celebrating something else amazing: their engagement.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 9, 2015

U.S. Park Police Cite Man for Landing Drone on The Ellipse Next to White House

A District of Columbia man was cited by police Friday for flying a small drone near the Washington Monument and landing it on the Ellipse adjacent to the White House, authorities said.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2015

DOJ Announces $19M in Grants to Police Departments for Body Cameras

The Department of Justice awarded $19.3 million in grants Monday to dozens of police departments seeking to start using body cameras but turned down a greater number of applicants hoping for federal aid to deploy the technology.

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