D.C. Police

Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday she has directed D.C. Police to use “any overtime necessary” to address safety concerns following an increase in gun violence and the shooting death of a 6-year-old girl in Southeast.

News4’s Derrick Ward reports on how Mayor Muriel Bowser has directed D.C. Police to use any overtime necessary to help curb violence after the killing of a 6-year-old in Southeast D.C.

Mayor Muriel Bowser authorized overtime for extra police patrols. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

D.C. police are becoming increasingly alarmed over an illegal device called a giggle switch that can turn a semiautomatic pistol into a fully automatic machine gun.

D.C. police are becoming increasingly alarmed over an illegal device called a “giggle switch.” It’s a small piece of metal that can turn a semiautomatic pistol into a mini machine gun. In recent weeks officers have found as many as five of them on the backs of pistols in two neighborhoods in Northeast. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.

A D.C. police officer seriously injured during the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol is reflecting on his injuries, family and future five months after the insurrection.

Police also located the car used in the shooting on Eastern Avenue in May. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

Two D.C. police officers who raced their cruisers in a residential neighborhood last month and crashed face reckless driving charges, according to documents filed in D.C. Superior Court.

A mother is facing questioning by police about her missing baby, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.

D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee said the incident was “unacceptable” and “embarrassing.” News4’s Shomari Stone reports.

D.C. Police released body camera footage Friday of a racing crash involving four officers in Northeast. One of the officers has been fired, the department said.

Police on Wednesday arrested a man allegedly involved in the shooting on March 31 in Southeast D.C.

That group is now demanding ransom from D.C. Police and the FBI is investigating. Paul Wagner reports.

Three people have been arrested, including a man believed to be the baby’s father. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports from a vigil in Capitol Heights.

Three people have been arrested and charged in the killing of a pregnant woman in Prince George’s County, according to police, including the man believed to be the father of the baby who survived after an emergency c-section.

Eighteen-year-old J’Lyn Quinones was shot and killed Tuesday. Her baby was delivered via emergency c-section, and the infant’s father is among those arrested for her killing.

Shears, hair clippers and cutting capes. In the hands of two men — one a barber, the other a police officer — these are the tools being used to create a safe space for dialogue in D.C., in the hopes of improving the relationship between police and the public.

Keith Johnson disappeared in June 2020. The autopsy revealed that he died of a gunshot wound.

D.C. Councilmember Robert White is introducing legislation calling for the attorney general to evaluate the bias in threat assessments made by police in the District, and make recommendations for addressing the bias.

Police in D.C. scoured a neighborhood near the Anacostia Metro station after a man was shot on the platform, and then a barricade situation unfolded nearby. News4’s Shomari Stone has the details.