Metropolitan Police Department
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Pending D.C. Council Legislation Reinforces MPD’s ‘No-Chase’ Policy
For several weeks toward the end of last year, protesters repeatedly converged on the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Fourth District…
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D.C. Council Unanimously Confirms Robert Contee as Police Chief
The D.C. Council unanimously confirmed Robert J. Contee III as the new chief of the Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday.
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D.C. Mayor, Police Chief Launch Summer Crime-Prevention Initiative
Mayor Muriel Bowser launched the Safer Stronger DC Summer Crime Prevention Initiative on Monday.
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Contee On the Road to Becoming Next D.C. Police Chief
Acting D.C. Police Chief Robert J. Contee III’s nomination moved one step closer to confirmation recently, clearing the D.C. Council’s…
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EDITORIAL: A Police Chief that Understands the Community’s Needs
Thank you, Mayor Bowser, for choosing Robert Contee III for D.C.’s next police chief and to the D.C. Council for…
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D.C. Residents Want Contee to be Proactive in Policing
District residents seem encouraged by the nomination of Robert J. Contee III as the next chief of police by D.C.…
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Acting D.C. Police Chief Gets Council Committee’s Unanimous OK; Full Council to Vote
The D.C. Council Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of giving acting Metropolitan Police…
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Acting D.C. Police Chief Lays Out Plans, Goals During Confirmation Hearing
Acting Metropolitan Police Chief Robert J. Contee III answered a wide range of questions from D.C. Council members Thursday during…
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D.C. Set to Probe White Power Ties Among Police Ranks
In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection, the D.C. Council has surfaced as a leading voice demanding…
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MPD Seeks Causes for Spike in Youth Carjackings
While law enforcement officials have reported an uptick in motor vehicle theft since the start of the pandemic, they said…
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