U.S. Park Police

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...

Two people were hurt in a crash near Reagan National Airport on Friday morning, spurring an investigation that closed lanes for hours during the morning commute.

The Justice Department won’t pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against U.S. Park Police officers involved in the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Bijan Ghaisar two years ago.

Almost two years after the death of Bijan Ghaisar, who was shot to death by U.S. Park Police following a hit and run, the Justice Department announced it will not press federal civil rights charges in the case.

A driver has pleaded guilty to two counts of voluntary manslaughter after his SUV slammed into a downtown D.C. park, killing two people.

A U.S. Park Police cruiser collided with a van in Northwest D.C. Saturday afternoon, injuring a child, an adult and the officer driving the cruiser, police confirm to News4.

A man assaulted women in Rock Creek Park twice this summer, U.S. Park Police said.