Metropolitan Police Department Archives - Page 16 of 22 - The Washington Informer

A roll of police tape (police line) lies on the ground outside a home being foreclosed on in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2009.

Deon Kay’s Police-Involved Shooting Death Sparks Fury

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. September 3, 2020December 21, 2021

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, speaking during a recent press conference, asked business owners to call police to enforce the coronavirus mask order. (Courtesy of WUSA)

Residents Demand Greater Enforcement of Mayor’s COVID-19 Orders

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. August 12, 2020December 21, 2021

A video posted online by pro-life organization Students for Life of America purportedly shows two of its members being arrested by D.C. police for chalking pro-life messages on the sidewalk outside a Planned Parenthood facility.

D.C. Police Deny Pro-Life Activists Had Permission to Mark, Paint Street

by WI Guest Author August 5, 2020December 21, 2021

D.C. Council chamber

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St. Elizabeths Hospital Funded, Police Cut in D.C. Budget

by James Wright Jr. July 29, 2020December 21, 2021

Miguel Coppedge (center) and MPD Officers Natali Thomas and Kip Coleman, whose friends and helped to inspire the story "Friendly Officers" by Coppedge. (Photo by Yolanda Coppedge)

Good Cop vs. Bad Cop: How to Know the Difference

by WI Guest Author July 15, 2020December 21, 2021

Ward 6 Council member Charles Allen (top left) hosts a hearing on-line to explore the proposed budget for the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement.

Budget Hearing Sparks Debate on ‘Defund the Police’ Movement

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. June 17, 2020December 21, 2021

Kenithia Alston (Courtesy photo/Facebook grab)

Mother Sues MPD for $100M Over Son’s Death

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. June 12, 2020December 21, 2021

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a May 27 press conference to announce that the city will enter phase one of its reopening plan amid the coronavirus pandemic.

D.C. Mayor Bowser’s National Profile Increases Amid Floyd Protests

by WI Guest Author June 12, 2020December 21, 2021

Kenethia Alston, mother of Marqueese Alston who was shot and killed by D.C. police officers in 2018, joins protesters against police brutality. (Facebook photo)

Activist Moms Seize Historic Moment

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. June 10, 2020December 21, 2021

Domestic Violence Orgs Report Increase in Calls During Pandemic

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. April 29, 2020December 21, 2021