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.

Nomination process for DC's Acting Police Chief Pam Smith intensifies

The D.C. Council Public Safety and Judiciary Committee held its first roundtable on the mayor’s nominee for D.C.’s top cop Wednesday, and the conversations were intense and charged.  

Woman's death initially reported as suicide, now ruled as homicide: police

The Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Branch is investigating the death of a woman in July that was initially thought to be a suicide. 

Victim's family in anguish as hunt for escaped murder suspect continues

Brent Hayward's mother called this situation surreal. His brother says the family is fluctuating between sadness and anger. Brent's family said he was a good man who consistently put others before himself.

DC leaders hope to reduce youth crime through new initiatives

Youth violence remains a critical issue for Washington, D.C. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, 13 juveniles have been killed in the District this year with the most recent happening in the early morning hours Sunday.