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Residents and activists such as Jay Brown continue to question the circumstances surrounding the officer- involved fatal shooting of a man who was experiencing a mental health episode on Jan. 24 on the 1300 block of North Capitol Street NW. (Courtesy photo)

While Council Mulls Over Secure D.C. Omnibus Bill, One Activist Questions Officer Use of Force Policy

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. February 6, 2024February 6, 2024

**FILE** Pamela Smith was confirmed as the chief of the Metropolitan Police Department on Nov. 7. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Council Confirmation Roundup: MPD Chief Pamela Smith Among New Agency Heads

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. November 7, 2023November 7, 2023

More than a dozen family members, public officials and violence interrupters converge on the corner of 16th Street and U Street in southeast D.C. on Nov. 4 to ask for information leading to the safe return of Chyna Crawford, who has been missing since Oct. 23. (Sam P.K. Collins/The Washington Informer)

Search for Missing D.C. Woman Enters 3rd Week as Community Members Rally for Answers

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. November 6, 2023November 6, 2023

A revived Team Dynasty played against Metropolitan Police Department officers during the Halloween Bash on Friday, Oct. 27 at Riggs-Lasalle Community Center in Northeast D.C. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

For One Night, Officers and Youth Get to Know Each Other on the Court

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. November 1, 2023November 1, 2023

**FILE** Andrew O. Clarke, lawyer for the Wilson and Martin families, and Dalaneo Martin’s mother, a member of the Coalition of Concerned Mothers, at a vigil for 17-year-old Dalaneo in March 2023 (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Amid Conversation About Crime Prevention, Activists Raise Up Victims of Police Violence

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. October 10, 2023October 10, 2023

The Metropolitan Police Department’s acting Chief Pamela Smith addresses Ward 7 and Ward 8 faith leaders about her plans to decrease crime and homicides in the District on Sept. 16. (Hamil Harris/The Washington Informer)

Acting MPD Chief Speaks Passionately About Slain Teen

by Hamil R. Harris September 20, 2023September 20, 2023

**FILE** Metropolitan Police Department vehicles (Courtesy photo)

Acting MPD Chief Pamela Smith Announces Juvenile Curfew

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. August 18, 2023August 18, 2023

Acting D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith speaks to a group of faith leaders. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

In Speaking to Ministers, Smith Preaches to the ‘Choir’ on Crime

by James Wright Jr. August 2, 2023August 2, 2023

Pamela A. Smith Tapped as MPD Chief

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. July 20, 2023July 20, 2023

**FILE** Metropolitan Police Department vehicles (Courtesy photo)

Bowser Taps New Interim MPD Chief

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. May 19, 2023May 22, 2023

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