Police Chief

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on the announcement by Fairfax County Police Chief Edwin Roessler that he’s retiring.

In recent weeks, police chiefs for three departments in the D.C. area have resigned or retired. With police practices under more scrutiny than ever, News4’s Jackie Bensen explains why finding new leadership is a challenge.

Retired Arlington Police Chief William K. Stover died of natural causes Friday at 89 years old. Stover began his four-decade-long career with the Arlington County Police Department in 1956 as a patrol officer, the department said in a statement. He rose through the ranks serving as a detective in the vice unit, lieutenant in the internal affairs unit and deputy…

The district’s Chief of Police released data on the shooting and murders in the city Thursday at D.C. Council hearing.

D.C. police release new details about shootings and gun violence in the district. NBC4’s Mark Segraves spoke with the Chief of Police Peter Newsham about the new findings.

At a D.C. Council hearing on police performance Thursday, residents shared their concerns about police tactics.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and federal prosecutors will have a larger role in investigating violent shootings and murders in Washington, D.C., as part of an effort to curb a spike in homicides — but critics of the plan say it undermines the city’s efforts in criminal justice reform and could create problems for the courts.

A police officer was fatally shot and another was wounded while responding to a home invasion on Detroit’s West Side, authorities announced late Wednesday. The officers were searching the home for a suspect when they were shot, Police Chief James Craig said. An 18-year veteran of Detroit Police was shot in the neck with a high-powered rifle, Craig said. The...

An Oklahoma police chief was killed during an altercation with one of his own officers while at a conference in Florida Sunday, NBC News reports. Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a physical altercation at the Hilton Garden Inn in Pensacola Beach Sunday evening and found Mannford Police Chief Lucky Miller dead, according to NBC affiliate KJRH....

Six months, multiple candidates and a few controversies later, Montgomery County finally has a new police chief — and it’s a familiar face. Marcus Jones has been the acting chief since June. News4’s Cory Smith reports.

Ministers and community members came together to show support for Prince George’s County Police Chief Hank Stawinski amidst calls for his resignation. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.

D.C. police spent days searching a network of tunnels for evidence of Relisha Rudd, the 8-year-old girl who went missing in 2014. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

Several community groups in Prince George’s County are calling for Police Chief Hank Stawinski to step down following some controversial arrests and criminal charges against officers. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports on the petition circulating online.

A man died in West Falls Church when a Fairfax County police cruiser struck him on Route 50, police say. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Montgomery County Police Officer Thomas J. Bomba was found shot in a downtown Silver Spring parking garage. News4’s Pat Collins reports.

A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed near Nationals Park Wednesday afternoon, hours before thousands of Nats fans were set to attend a playoffs watch party at the stadium.

Crowds of people panicked and ran from a busy shopping center in Arlington, Virginia, Saturday night when they heard reports of a shooting.

Someone gunned down a teenager in broad daylight in D.C.’s Navy Yard neighborhood hours before thousands of fans head to Nats Park for a playoff watch party. News4’s Pat Collins reports.

More officers will be working the streets in Washington, D.C.’s violence-plagued neighborhoods as part of an effort to try to reduce crime and solve cases.

Washington, D.C., is putting more officers on the streets of the city’s violence-plagued neighborhoods in an effort to reduce crime and solve cases. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.