VIDEO: MPD Gets in the Holiday Spirit, Hands Out Toys at Local Shelter

Hamil R. Harris December 21, 2020

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Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department's 7th District distribute toys to children at the Trinity Shelter in southeast D.C. on Dec. 21.

Officers from the 7th District of the Metropolitan Police Department found the time Monday night to distribute toys to children living in the Trinity Shelter in Southeast as the Christmas holiday approaches.

The police partnered with the Anacostia Coordinating Council for the event.

Stuart Anderson, the council’s outreach coordinator, said the event was important not only because the children were greatly appreciative of the gifts, but that it also showed them the police in a different light.

Hamil R. Harris

Hamil Harris is an award-winning journalist who worked at the Washington Post from 1992 to 2016. During his tenure he wrote hundreds of stories about the people, government and faith communities in the Greater Washington Area. Hamil has chronicled the Million Man March, the Clinton White House, the September 11 attack, the sniper attacks, Hurricane Katrina, the campaign of President Barack Obama and many other people and events. Hamil is currently a multi-platform reporter on the Local Desk of the Washington Post where he writes a range of stories, shoots photos and produces videos for the print and online editions of the Post. In addition, he is often called upon to report on crime, natural disasters and other breaking issues. In 2006 Harris was part of a team of reporters that published the series “Being a Black Man.” He was also the reporter on the video project that accompanied the series that won two Emmy Awards, the Casey Medal and the Peabody Award. Hamil has lectured at Georgetown University, George Washington University, Howard University, the American University, the University of Maryland and the University of the District of Columbia. He also lectures several times a year to interns during their semester in the District as part of their matriculation at the Consortium of Christian Colleges and Universities.