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Command

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.”

July 26, 2021

Command

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.

July 21, 2021

Patrol

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.

July 13, 2021

Patrol

Officer, Champion Boxer Spends Her Own Money on Scholarships

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

May 31, 2021

Technology

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.”

May 12, 2021

Command

Probationary DC Officer Fired Over Patrol Vehicle Racing Incident

Acting police chief Robert J. Contee III, speaking at a news conference, called the incident “embarrassing,” adding, “It’s certainly something that I do not tolerate.”

May 4, 2021

Technology

DC Police Hit by Russian Ransomware Attack

The Babuk group, a relatively new ransomware gang, said on its website that it had "downloaded a sufficient amount of information from your internal networks" and gave the police three days to contact it or "we will start to contact gangs in order to drain the informants."

April 27, 2021

Vehicle Ops

DC Officers Accused of Destroying Patrol Cars in On-Duty Street Race

The four officers — two in each vehicle — were treated for injuries at hospitals. Police said the vehicles were totaled.

April 26, 2021

Patrol

Capitol Officer Brian Sicknick Died from Strokes

The medical examiner noted Officer Sicknick was among the officers who engaged the Capitol mob and said “all that transpired played a role in his condition.”

April 19, 2021

Patrol

Officer Killed in Vehicular Attack to Lie in Honor at Capitol

Officer William Evans will now be the second USCP officer to lie in honor this year. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, laid in honor in early February.

April 6, 2021

Patrol

Officer Injured in Friday Capitol Attack Released from Hospital

Video shared online showed a Capitol Police officer identified by local outlets as Ken Shaver being brought outside of the hospital in a wheelchair on Sunday. The officer, seen wearing a face mask and plain clothes, with a brace on his left leg, was greeted by cheers and applause.

April 5, 2021

Patrol

CA Man Charged with Attacking DC Officer with Stun Gun During Capitol Riot

Officer Michael Fanone said that after being dragged down the steps of the Capitol, he was shocked with a stun gun and drifted in and out of consciousness. He said he heard members of the mob urging others to kill him with his own gun.

April 1, 2021