DC assistant police chief retiring: MPD

Metropolitan Police Department Assistant Chief Morgan Kane has announced her retirement, officials say. 

Anacostia gas explosion under investigation

The Metropolitan Police Department's Major Crash Investigations Unit has opened an investigation into the gas leak that caused a series of explosions Thursday morning in Anacostia.  

Judge in Trump’s DC election case targeted in false shooting report in latest high-profile swatting

A home owned by the judge overseeing the federal election subversion case against former president Donald Trump was targeted by a fake emergency call Sunday night, the latest in a spate of similar false swatting reports at the homes of public officials in recent days.

Are street vendors selling stolen goods in DC?

During FOX 5's Wednesday night broadcast, we showed you the bare shelves at a CVS in Northwest D.C.'s Columbia Heights neighborhood.

Body cam footage released of MPD shooting in Penn Quarter

On Tuesday, the Metropolitan Police Department released body worn camera footage from a December 18 officer-involved shooting. 

New training program helps DC police officers diffuse tense situations

The Metropolitan Police Department has announced a new training, beginning in January 2024, that will teach officers how to better handle tense situations involving a person in crisis. 

More Black female cops allege harassment, mistreatment, retaliation in DC police department

Inappropriate behavior, unwanted sexual advances, and fear of retaliation are just a few of the many terms being described in a recent lawsuit brought against the Metropolitan Police Department.

Police release photos of suspect in Petworth Metro shooting

Police are offering $1,000 for information on a shooting at the Georgia Ave-Petworth Metro station Friday. 

Ten arrested for retail thefts across DC

Metropolitan Police officers arrested ten people in a retail theft operation on Wednesday. 

Off-duty DC police officer charged with DUI, resisting arrest

D.C. police officer John Bewley was arrested for DUI after court documents alleged that he was impaired when he showed up at the scene of a traffic stop involving his girlfriend, who was also suspected of DUI, off-duty but in his marked police cruiser. 

DC Council confirms Pamela Smith to lead Metropolitan Police Department into the future

It's official. Pamela A. Smith is D.C.'s chief of police. The D.C. Council unanimously confirmed Smith Tuesday, nearly four months after Mayor Muriel Bowser announced her nomination.

5 injured in multi-vehicle crash involving MPD on 14th Street NW

Four cars, one of them a Metropolitan Police Department cruiser, were involved in a crash at 14th and U Street NW Monday afternoon, according to D.C. Fire and EMS. 

DC police release body cam footage from shooting that left suspect dead, 2 officers injured

In accordance with D.C. law, the Metropolitan Police Department has released the body cam video from an officer-involved shooting that left one man dead and two officers injured – one of whom was actually shot. 

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser hits the streets to address retail theft, drug dealing in Mount Pleasant

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Acting Police Chief Pam Smith led a community walk in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Northwest Wednesday where they reaffirmed their commitment to stop shoplifting, retail theft, loitering, and open-air drug dealing.