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Pamela A. Smith Tapped as MPD Chief

by Sam P.K. CollinsJuly 20, 2023July 20, 2023

**FILE** Metropolitan Police Department vehicles (Courtesy photo)

Bowser Taps New Interim MPD Chief

by Sam P.K. CollinsMay 19, 2023May 22, 2023

**FILE** D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee (Courtesy of MPD via Twitter)

Chief Contee to Step Down from MPD’s Top Spot

by Sam P.K. CollinsApril 26, 2023April 28, 2023

**FILE** Acting D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee (Courtesy of MPD via Twitter)

Inaugural Class Graduates from MPD-Hosted Leadership Academy

by James Wright Jr.March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

**FILE** Yellow police tape on the East Plaza with the Capitol dome in the background on Wednesday, March 13, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Youth Continue to Weigh In on Public Safety Issues

by Sam P.K. CollinsFebruary 28, 2023February 28, 2023

**FILE** Metropolitan Police Department vehicles (Courtesy photo)

Gray Bill Increases Number of MPD Officers

by James Wright Jr.February 22, 2023February 22, 2023

Kevin Hargraves-Shird, a business owner and father of three, died on the afternoon of July 30, several minutes after MPD officers responded to reports about a nearby shooting. (Courtesy photo)

Kevin Hargraves-Shird’s Family to File Civil Suit Against MPD

by Sam P.K. CollinsFebruary 15, 2023February 15, 2023

**FILE** Metropolitan Police Department vehicles (Courtesy photo)

MPD to Increase Presence at Metro Stations

by Sam P.K. CollinsFebruary 10, 2023February 10, 2023

A Red Line train prepares to leave the Glenmont Metro station in Silver Spring, Maryland, on March 24. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

MPD, Metro Police to Work Together on Visibility at Train Stations in Wake of Fatal Shooting

by James Wright Jr.February 8, 2023February 9, 2023

Dr. Masica Jordan-Alston, CEO of Jordan Peer Recovery and assistant professor at Bowie State University, emphasized the necessary attention that must be given to trauma victims in not only treating medical conditions, “lifestyle diseases,” caused by unaddressed stress, grief, and various elements later manifesting as illness within the body. (Courtesy photo)

When Bullets Pierce the Body and Mind: Life After Surviving a Gun Wound

by Lindiwe VilakaziFebruary 1, 2023November 30, 2023