U.S. Park Police

In a break from his predecessors in the Trump administration, Attorney General Merrick Garland is allowing federal agents to cooperate with local prosecutors pursuing manslaughter charges against two U.S. Park Police officers who fatally shot a Virginia man in 2017

A Prince George’s County teacher is accused of a series of attacks in a park in D.C. and along a trail in Alexandria.

A federal judge agreed to hear evidence in the fatal shooting of Bijan Ghaisar by U.S. Park Police.

A federal judge has agreed to hear evidence in the deadly shooting of Bijan Ghaisar at the hands of U.S. Park Police. The hearing is set for August, and it will look at whether the two officers who shot Ghaisar are entitled to immunity. News4’s Paul Wagner has the story.

U.S. Park Police are investigating a series of attacks involving a man posing as a cop and assaulting victims at nighttime in Meridian Hill Park in Columbia Heights.

Police are investigating a string of pepper spray attacks in a popular park in D.C. They say these attacks stretch back nearly three years. New4’s Pat Collins has more.

Anthony Louis died after jumping from a D.C. overpass. Police pursued him from Alexandria. Cory Smith has cellphone video and reaction from Louis’ family.

Agents used smoke canisters and other agents to clear the area Lafayette Square in June just before the president appeared for a photo-op outside St. John’s Church. News4s Pat Collins reports Park Police are defending the action, but at least one National Guard solider doesn’t feel the same way.

The head of the U.S. Park Police has refused to appear to answer lawmakers’ questions on violence against demonstrators and journalists outside the White House

The force Park Police officers have used against protesters could cost the agency its working relationship with some local police departments. In a statement to News4, Metropolitan Washington’s Council of Governments confirms it is now planning to review the regional mutual aid agreement which governs those relationships. “Mutual aid among local, state, and federal public safety agencies is critically...

The U.S. Park Police says it has placed two officers on administrative leave after video showed two Australian journalists being attacked during Monday night’s protest in Washington, D.C. Acting Chief Gregory T. Monahan says the incident is being investigated. Video shows reporter Amanda Brace and cameraman Tim Myers being struck by officers as law enforcement cleared an area near...

D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department and mayor are making sure to distinguish their local officers’ actions from the force federal police officers used against protesters Monday evening. Jodie Fleischer and the News4 I-Team report.

A 15-year-old boy from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was arrested weeks after two other teens were shot near the National Zoo during ZooLights. The suspect was arrested Saturday and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, D.C. police say. The arrest comes weeks after a chaotic night during the opening weekend of the National Zoo’s popular winter event. Around 7:30 p.m....

Fairfax County prosecutors are now pursuing criminal charges against the two U.S. Park Police officers who shot and killed Bijan Ghaisar. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

U.S. Park Police is the first federal law enforcement agency to deploy fully electric motorcycles. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports the bikes are saving money and the environment.

The National Zoo announced it has increased security measures for ZooLights after two teenage boys were shot near the event on Nov. 30. News4’s Darcy Spencer has more details.

Two teenagers were shot near the Smithsonian National Zoo in Northwest D.C. Saturday night as hundreds of people were in the area for ZooLights, authorities say.

Expect temperatures below freezing through the first week of the new year, Storm Team4 says. With the wind chill, it will feel near 0 degrees.

The National Weather Service said there will be dangerous traveling conditions on Saturday. Motorists and pedestrians should exercise caution when traveling.

A Washington, D.C., council member is asking for the U.S. Park Police to clarify why teenagers were handcuffed on Thursday for selling bottled water on the National Mall. According to Sgt. Anna Rose of the U.S. Park Police, shortly after 5 p.m., officers detained the three teens at 12th Street and Jefferson Drive, Northwest, for illegally vending. A witness took...