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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 4, 2021

Slain Pentagon Officer Identified

Officer George Gonzales served with the Pentagon Force Protection Agency since 2018 and attained the rank of senior officer in 2020.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 3, 2021

Pentagon Police Officer and Suspect Killed in Attack on Bus Platform

Pentagon Force Protection Agency Chief Woodrow Kusse said gunfire was exchanged during the encounter that began just before 10:40 a.m. and that there were several casualties.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 3, 2021

Senate Votes to Award Medals to Agencies that Responded to Capitol Riot

Under the bill, which passed by voice vote with no objections, there will be four medals – to be displayed at the Capitol Police headquarters, the Metropolitan Police Department, the U.S. Capitol and the Smithsonian Institution.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 29, 2021

1 Year After Defunding, DC Mayor Wants More Police

MPD normally hires approximately 250 officers each year. Last year, after the DC Council reduced MPD’s budget by $15 million, the department was left with a near empty hiring pipeline, which had an immediate and significant impact on recruiting new police officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 27, 2021

Congressional Hearings on Jan. 6 Riots Begin with Testimony from Officers

The four police officers on the stand described fearing for their lives as they were overwhelmed by the sheer size of the mob — and how many of them are still suffering from physical and emotional trauma more than six months later.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2021

DC Chief Links Marijuana to Rise in Violent Crime

“We have taken on a mindset that marijuana is not really a big issue in our city,” Chief Robert Contee said. “I can tell you that marijuana undoubtedly is connected to violent crimes that we are seeing in our communities.”

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 21, 2021

Former Maryland Chief Named Next Capitol Police Chief

Chief Thomas Manger retired from the Montgomery County Police Department in April 2019. He has served 42 years as a police officer, having led the Fairfax County, Virginia, Police Department before taking the chief's job in Montgomery County.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 13, 2021

Senators Unveil Competing Bills to Fund Capitol Police

Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., introduced a $3.6 billion measure, which would direct $679.3 million toward Capitol Police and related security efforts. Meanwhile, the panel's ranking Republican, Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby, unveiled a much smaller $632.9 million package to direct funds just to Capitol Police and the National Guard.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 31, 2021

Officer, Champion Boxer Spends Her Own Money on Scholarships

Annually, Fort Myers seniors submit essays to the Tiara Brown Academic and Athletic Scholarship.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 12, 2021

Russian Cybercriminals Releases Personal Information of Some DC Officers

The Babuk group said on its website late Monday that it would release “all the data” it stole from the Washington police department if it did not “raise the price.”

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