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Tag: DC agencies
Patrol
3 DC Officers Shot Serving Arrest Warrant for Animal Cruelty
According to Chief Pamela Smith, police arrived at the residence to serve the warrant around 7:30 a.m. Police attempted to gain entry and the suspect fired gunshots.
February 14, 2024
Weapons
Off-Duty U.S. Park Officer Unintentionally Kills Fellow Officer
Alexander Roy, 25, was charged with involuntary manslaughter for killing 22-year-old Jesse Brown Hernandez while they were at a gathering in an apartment in McLean, Virginia.
November 6, 2023
Patrol
DC Mayor Wants to Roll Back Police Reforms to Fight Crime
The ACT Now bill would clarify the law’s definition of a chokehold, which Metropolitan police said was so broad that even “incidental” police contact with a suspect’s neck during an arrest was considered a serious use of force.
October 24, 2023
Command
New DC Chief Wants to “Drive Down Crime”
Pamela Smith has 25 years of police experience at the federal and local levels. She has served as the chief of the United States Park Police and as assistant chief of the Homeland Security Bureau.
July 19, 2023
Command
DC Chief Retiring for Role with FBI
April 26, 2023
Command
U.S. Capitol Police Canceling Days Off, Forcing Overtime Because of Officer Shortage
Even after a big budget boost this fiscal year for the U.S. Capitol Police, the force is still in dire need of more officers to face the challenges of an upcoming presidential election, a recently reopened Capitol and growing threats against members, acco
April 26, 2023
Command
DC Chief Offers Solution to Street Violence: Jail the Bad Guys
"We need to keep violent people in jail. Right now, the average homicide suspect has been arrested eleven times prior to them committing a homicide," the chief said. "That is a problem. That is a problem."
March 8, 2023
Patrol
DC Police Unveil Amazon Package Lockers at Two Police Stations
"What we’re hoping is if it works well here as a pilot, we’re going to take it to other districts in the city," says Altieri.
September 1, 2022
Patrol
DC Library Police Officer Killed in Training Accident
Police say that at the end of the training, Retired DC Metro Lieutenant Jesse Porter, 58, fired a shot and struck the special police officer.
August 5, 2022
Patrol
U.S. Park Police Union Demands Staffing Increase
“Park Service leadership should be ashamed of their reckless negligence for public safety,” Chair of the U.S. Park Police Fraternal Order of Police Ken Spencer stated.
July 8, 2022
Patrol
DC Special Police Officer Shot and Killed
Officers responding to reports of gunshots found a D.C. Special Police Officer had been shot and killed. The officer has been identified as 33-year-old Shawn Minor.
May 23, 2022
Patrol
DC Officer's Post Capitol Riot Suicide Ruled Duty Death
A former D.C. chief medical examiner said in an earlier review that there was “a direct cause and effect relationship between the line of duty work trauma on Jan. 6 and Jeffrey Smith’s death,” adding that Smith had “no prior history of depression, mental health issues or mental health treatment.”
March 10, 2022
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