News & Politics DC’s Police Union Head Is the Biggest Cheerleader of Trump’s DC Police Takeover Gregg Pemberton amplifies Trump’s crime narrative. He says it all goes back to the city’s policing reforms. DC Police, Metropolitan Police Department, Trump's DC TakeoverAugust 28, 2025
News & Politics Two Days After He Ascended, a Man Remains on a Radio Tower on AU’s Campus The university, while scattered with law enforcement and caution tape, is operating mostly normally. American University, DC Fire Department, Metropolitan Police DepartmentJune 12, 2025
News & Politics Thieves Go on Card-Skimming Crime Spree Around DC Watch out! The devices have been placed all over the District Card Skimming, Crime, Metropolitan Police DepartmentOctober 14, 2022
News & Politics DC Police Officers Charged in Connection With Karon Hylton-Brown’s Death One of the officers has been charged with second-degree murder. Metropolitan Police Department, MPDSeptember 24, 2021
News & Politics What’s Really Happening With Crime Rates in DC Right Now? It's feeling like our rate of violent crime is spiraling. Is it? Crime, gun violence, Metropolitan Police Department, Robert ConteeJuly 19, 2021
News & Politics Robert Contee Named New DC Police Chief Contee, a DC native, has been on the force for 31 years. Metropolitan Police Department, Pete NewshamDecember 22, 2020
News & Politics On Top of Everything Else, Downtown DC Could Be a Mess This Weekend A scheduled protest from a conservative group will bring street closures and probably delays. 2020 March on Washington, Freedom Plaza, Metropolitan Police Department, Sylvan TheaterOctober 2, 2020
News & Politics Car Thefts in DC Are Increasing—Especially Delivery Drivers’ Cars The hardest-hit areas are in many of the city's most expensive neighborhoods. Crime, Food Delivery, Metropolitan Police DepartmentAugust 5, 2020
News & Politics DC Authorities Are Finally Releasing Body Camera Footage From Three Police Killings The recordings are connected to the deaths of Marqueese Alston, Jeffrey Price, and D'Quan Young. D'Quan Young, Jeffrey Price, Marqueese Alston, Metropolitan Police DepartmentJuly 31, 2020
News & Politics DC Is Quietly Experimenting With Eliminating Jail Time The policy uses citations instead of arrests for certain offenses. Black Lives Matter, george floyd, Karl Racine, Metropolitan Police DepartmentJuly 2, 2020
