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D.C. police charged two women with simple assault after an altercation that led to a Black special police officer punching a white supporter of President Donald Trump, an incident caught in a video that went viral. The licensed, unarmed officer, Ashanti Smith, says she was acting in self-defense. “It was a large group of protesters coming down, and they...

D.C. police charged two women with simple assault after an altercation that led to a Black special police officer punching a white supporter of President Donald Trump, an incident caught in a video that went viral. Tracee Wilkins reports.

Police broke into a special police officer’s car after seeing a vial inside, but the vial contained perfume. Mark Segraves reports.

A Maryland man was indicted for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl, the United States Attorney’s Office said in a press release Wednesday.

Three D.C. residents are suing a local security company and an apartment complex over the alleged actions of one special police officer. They are upset with how they say that officer treated them and how they could not get anyone to hear their complaints. Investigative Reporter Jodie Fleischer reports on what they want to see happen now.

Anton Reid accuses the special police officer of ordering him off the property, then assaulting, macing and handcuffing him after Reid made a negative comment about the officer to his girlfriend, who lives at the complex. D.C. police have not provided records on the officer, saying the I-Team’s Freedom of Information request is still under review.

Tawonna Bunn accuses the special police officer of arresting her when she tried to complain to management about his conduct. D.C. police have not provided records on the officer, saying the I-Team’s Freedom of Information request is still under review.

Amin Wilson, who had been removed from the property before, accuses the special police officer of pulling a gun on him, pepper-spraying him, dragging him from his car and beating him with a baton. D.C. police have not provided records on the officer, saying the I-Team’s Freedom of Information request is still under review.

D.C. police have charged a security guard at a Giant grocery store with simple assault after a transgender woman said the guard forced her to leave the women’s restroom.