DC police union upset over detail assigned to Council Chair Phil Mendelson

Name: DC police union upset over detail assigned to Council Chair Phil Mendelson
Uploaded: 2025-07-16T08:14:40Z
Description: Tempers flared in the nation's capital Tuesday night over what appears to be a new police assignment on Capitol Hill, guarding the home of a top local elected official. FOX 5's Bob Barnard reports. The D.C. Police Union president says he's upset that MPD is having to station an officer and cruiser outside the home of D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson up on Capitol Hill.

Tempers flared in the nation's capital Tuesday night over what appears to be a new police assignment on Capitol Hill, guarding the home of a top local elected official. FOX 5's Bob Barnard reports. The D.C. Police Union president says he's upset that MPD is having to station an officer and cruiser outside the home of D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson up on Capitol Hill.

Posted July 16, 2025 4:14am EDT