Metropolitan Police Department
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D.C. Authorities Probing Person’s Attempted Sale of COVID-19 Vaccine
D.C. police are investigating reports of a man attempting to sell a coronavirus vaccine to fellow tenants at his Northeast…
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Young People ‘Reimagine Policing’ During Discussion Series
Young District residents spent the better part of the coronavirus pandemic, not only struggling to adjust to the isolation of…
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Chief Contee Lauds MPD’s Role in Defending Capitol During Attack
Acting D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Robert J. Contee III on Friday explained his department’s actions during this week's attack on…
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Biden: BLM Wouldn’t Get Same Treatment from Police as Capitol Rioters
President-elect Joe Biden pulled no punches Thursday when he spoke about the Trump supporters that rioted, looted and ransacked the…
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Community Members React to Contee’s Appointment as MPD Chief
Among some residents, there remains some skepticism about Robert Contee's ability to not only reduce crime but embrace the deep-seated…
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D.C. Prepares for Pro-Trump Demonstrations, Possible Unrest
The inauguration of the nation's 46th president on Jan. 20 will be unlike any other in U.S. history with the…
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VIDEO: MPD Gets in the Holiday Spirit, Hands Out Toys at Local Shelter
Officers from the 7th District of the Metropolitan Police Department found the time Monday night to distribute toys to children…
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MPD Releases Photos of Church Fires During Pro-Trump Rally, Investigating Incidents as Hate Crimes
Metropolitan Police are investigating vandalism directed at four downtown D.C. churches — two of them Black churches steeped in history…
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Newsham’s Exit Fuels Talk of His Legacy, Replacement
The announcement by D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham that he will be become the new leader of Prince William County,…
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MPD’s Peter Newsham Hired as Prince William County’s New Police Chief
D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham is leaving the Metropolitan Police Department to head up the Prince William County, Virginia, police…
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