Metropolitan Police Department

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.

A push to rethink how police handle protests comes after a summer of social unrest in the District followed by a violent riot at the U.S. Capitol last month. News4’s Pat Collins reports on the changes one D.C. councilman wants to see.

Two D.C. police officer shot at a man in Northwest D.C. early Friday amid the search for a robbery suspect, police say. The shooting victim, Antonio Garnes, 58, of Northwest, D.C., is charged in the robbery. He’s expected to survive, the Metropolitan Police Department said. Uniformed officers initially responded to an assault report at 2nd Street and Rhode Island...

Police officers who risked their lives during the deadly riots inside the U.S. Capitol have been hailed as heroes. On Friday, after being one of the first D.C. police officers to get the coronavirus vaccine, Chief Robert Contee said some of those heroes have since tested positive for COVID-19. “Some city platoons hit harder than others,” Contee said. “We’ve...

Multiple police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 have now tested positive for COVID-19. Meanwhile, many officers are waiting to receive vaccinations once they become available. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

A woman was arrested at an inauguration checkpoint Saturday morning for impersonating a law enforcement officer and fleeing from police, officials say.  Linda Magovern, 63, of Stratford, Connecticut, was arrested near Union Station after she said she was an officer and “a part of the presidential cabinet,” and presented a military police challenge coin, a D.C. police report says. ...

News4’s Derrick Ward has details on some of the most recent arrests near checkpoints on Capitol Hill.

The FBI is seeking help identifying seven men suspected in the assault of D.C. Officer Mike Fanone.  Fanone was brutally beaten outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. He told News4 he is recovering from a mild heart attack after he was struck with a Taser multiple times and beaten with a “Thin Blue Line” flag.  “Kill him with...

D.C. Police Officer Mike Fanone and Officer Christina Laury describe how they confronted pro-Trump rioters at the U.S. Capitol. Fanone is currently recovering from a mild heart attack he suffered during the attack.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser swore in Robert J. Contee III as the new police chief of the Metropolitan Police Department on Saturday. Contee is a District native and a 31-year veteran of the MPD. Contee left a crime scene on Saturday morning in Northwest D.C. before heading to the swearing-in ceremony. Police said a man was taken to a...

D.C. police are investigating their first police shooting of the year, just hours before the new police chief is set to get sworn in. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

Longtime MPD officer Robert Contee chosen by D.C.’s mayor to replace departing chief Peter Newsham.

Police are seeking help finding a 12-year-old boy who was last seen Saturday in Southeast D.C.  Geries Bugg-Bey was last seen in the 2300 block of Altamont Place SE, D.C. police said. He is categorized as a critical missing person.  Bugg-Bey has a dark complexion, stands 5 feet tall and weighs 120 pounds, police said. He has brown eyes and…

A Southwest D.C. woman died after she was found shot in a car in Northeast D.C. early Wednesday.  Shalonte Pearson was found in the 400 block of 61st Street NE, D.C. police said. Officers responded at about 12:50 a.m.  Pearson was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. She was 24.  A homicide investigation is underway. Ward 7 ANC...

Metropolitan Police Department Chief Peter Newsham has been hired as the new chief of police in Prince William County, Virginia, the board of county supervisors announced Tuesday. The hiring follows a nationwide search, the board of supervisors said. The county received 50 applications. Newsham is expected to start Feb. 1. He expects to stay with D.C. police through the inauguration…

Prince William County leaders react to Chief Peter Newsham’s new role as their chief of police. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder reports.

D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham is leaving the District to head up the Prince William County Police Department. News4’s Mark Segraves takes a look at why the chief is leaving and what happens next.

Reaction is coming in from D.C.’s top leaders after news that the city’s top cop is leaving to lead the police department in Prince William County, Virginia. News4’s Shomari Stone, Mark Segraves and Drew Wilder have team coverage.

No federal criminal civil rights charges will be brought against the Washington, D.C. police officer involved in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Deon Kay, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C. announced Thursday.

A PhD student at the University of Illinois Chicago, who works at the University of Notre Dame, was charged with murder Saturday in the death of her ex-boyfriend in Washington, D.C., according to police and court documents.