D.C. Officials Work To Deter Cell Phone Thefts
WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia officials say they’re taking steps to deter cell phone thefts. Mayor Vincent Gray and Police Chief Cathy Lanier said Monday that residents whose phones are stolen...
View ArticleD.C. Police Chief Testifies In IMF Protest Case
WASHINGTON (AP) — D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier made a rare courtroom appearance Tuesday, testifying in a federal lawsuit stemming from mass arrests of protesters who were corralled in a city park...
View ArticleMan Killed In Gunfire Exchange With D.C. Officer
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who was shot by a District of Columbia police officer in an exchange of gunfire has died. Police say the officer was also shot but was not seriously wounded. Police say the...
View ArticleD.C. Police Chief Addresses Officer Misconduct
WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia Police Chief Cathy Lanier said Friday that the department is working to implement an on-body camera system for officers to “establish a record of police conduct.”...
View ArticleD.C. Police Chief Likes Her Military Equipment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia police chief is urging President Barack Obama not to cancel a program enabling local law enforcement agencies to buy surplus military equipment at big...
View ArticleD.C. Police Will Start Wearing Body Cameras
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 160 District of Columbia police officers will wear cameras that record them performing their duties as part of a six-month pilot program. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said...
View ArticleD.C. Police Chief: Body Camera Videos Can’t Be Redacted Easily
WASHINGTON (AP) — D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier says the technology doesn’t exist to efficiently redact videos from police body cameras for release to the public. Lanier and Mayor Muriel Bowser want...
View ArticleD.C. Police Union Members Vote No Confidence In Chief
WASHINGTON (AP) — The vast majority of Washington police union members who responded to a recent poll say they do not have confidence in Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier. The D.C. Police Union...
View ArticleCell Phone Video Shows Arrest In Deadly DC Hijacking
WASHINGTON (WJZ)–Cell phone video captures the arrest of a man charged in a deadly hijacking in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. It happened just before 11:00 a.m. Tuesday in the 4200 block of Minnesota...
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