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DC Police React to Inauguration, Women’s March Crowds

By Christian Paz January 23, 2017

Zero arrests were made Saturday when hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marched on the National Mall to protest President Donald Trump’s (R) inauguration and advocate for women’s rights, the...

MPD Private Security Camera Program Looks to Expand

By Ben Goodman November 18, 2016

The Private Security Camera System Incentive Program has created a network of more than 1,000 security cameras on homes and businesses to help Washington, D.C. law enforcement monitor crime. The program,...

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Mayor Muriel Bowser announced changes to MPD's body-worn camera protocol, including mandating officers to confirm with dispatchers that they are recording, following the shooting of Terrence Sterling.

MPD Updates Body Camera Policy After Shooting

By Paula Hong September 27, 2016

A new Washington, D.C. mandate announced Sept. 15 will require D.C. Metropolitan Police Department officers to confirm that they have switched on their body-worn cameras with dispatchers when responding...

MPD, DCPS Launches Academy

By Marina Pitofsky September 23, 2016

Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced the launch of the Anacostia Public Safety Academy, an institution aimed at helping District of Columbia Public Schools high school students pursue a career in criminal...

Study Shows Crime Down, Homicide Up in DC

By Matthew Larson September 23, 2016

Although violent crime in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area has declined by more than 27 percent since 2006, there has been a recent surge in homicides, according to a Sept. 14 Metropolitan Washington...

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MPD apprehended and arrested a suspect in the recent sexual assaults in the Georgetown area.

Sexual Assault Suspect Arrested

By Cecia Soza September 20, 2016

The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department apprehended and arrested a suspect for third-degree sexual assault on the 3300 block of Prospect Street on Saturday at around 1 a.m. The arrest...

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A series of local sexual assaults on Georgetown students are being investigated by GUPD and MPD.

MPD Reports Series of Sexual Assaults

By Matthew Larson September 16, 2016

The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a possible relation between a string of recent sexual assaults on four Georgetown students that occurred in the Georgetown, both...

MPD Designates Zones for Online Good Transactions

By Matthew Larson April 29, 2016

To protect the safety of online customers in Washington, D.C., the Metropolitan Police Department announced April 21 the designation of three police stations as exchange zones where buyers of online goods...

DC Police Raid Policy Faces Criticism

By Matthew Larson March 22, 2016

The Metropolitan Police Department’s policy allowed officers to obtain search warrants for raids conducted between 2013 and 2015 based solely on officers’ training and experience, according to a study...

GUPD Apprehends Suspects on Campus

By Aly Pachter February 28, 2016

The Georgetown University Police Department apprehended two individuals in the process of stealing a bicycle outside of the Car Barn on Saturday evening around 7 p.m. The Metropolitan Police Department...

MPD Practices Report Finds Inadequacies

By Riley Solter and Aly Pachter February 9, 2016

The Office of the District of Columbia Auditor and the Bromwich Consulting Group released a report on the Metropolitan Police Department practices Jan. 28, finding that the MPD is largely compliant with...

MPD Program Scores Low

By Aly Pachter November 20, 2015

A policy scorecard released earlier this month outlined potential concerns with the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department’s body-worn camera program, including disagreements about officer...

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