D.C. police officers pardoned in fatal pursuit are fully reinstated
The two were convicted for their roles in a pursuit that killed Karon Hylton-Brown in 2020 and sparked civil unrest. President Donald Trump pardoned them in January. Read More
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DC police union claims MPD needs more officers, auditor says no data supports that
7News looked into where the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) stands with staffing. The police union claims staffing shortages are putting officers at risk while a D.C. agency said there isn’t enough data to state what’s needed with patrols. Read More
D.C. police union, anti-violence group at odds over funding amid Trayon White’s bribery case
A spat is brewing between the D.C. Police Union and one of the District’s violence interruption organizations after the union called to shut down peacekeeping programs in light of how they’re implicated in D.C. Council member Trayon White’s federal bribery case. Read More
DC police union calls for city’s violence interruption programs to be ‘shut down’ and examined
D.C.’s police union is calling on all violence interruption programs that the city funds to have their funding immediately halted until the programs can be thoroughly examined, they wrote in a statement released Monday. Read More
DC Police Union calls auditor’s report on MPD fraudulent
A 450-page study conducted by the DC Auditor’s Office on the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) reveals 16 recommendations. Read More
12 DC police officers with history of “serious misconduct” dismissed amid police reform
Twenty-one District of Columbia officers will be barred from the force after April 30 thanks to a controversial policing bill, according to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Read More