Robert J. Contee III Archives - The Washington Informer

**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

After less than three years at the helm of the Metropolitan Police Department, Chief Robert J. Contee has called it quits.

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

Bowser Increases Police Recruit Hiring Bonus

by James Wright Jr.April 10, 2023April 10, 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

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

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

D.C. Police Appoints First Chief People Officer

by James Wright Jr.January 23, 2023January 23, 2023

Metropolitan Police Department Cadet Taron Alston speaks during an opening ceremony for the department's new Cadet Corps Training Center on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE in D.C. on Oct. 19. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

MPD Cadet Program Moves Into New Facility in Ward 8

by James Wright Jr.October 19, 2022October 19, 2022

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

Bowser Admin Invites Residents to Partake in National Night Out

by James Wright Jr.August 1, 2022August 1, 2022

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (center) speaks during a Feb. 1 joint press conference in northeast D.C. with Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (right) and Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee (left) on the rise in juvenile carjackings in the region. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Bowser Admin, Police Union Reach Pay Accord

by James Wright Jr.July 28, 2022July 28, 2022

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a June 30 press conference at the corner of 13th and U streets in Northwest to outline the city's public safety reparations ahead of the July Fourth weekend.

D.C. Officials Outline Plans for Public Safety During July 4 Weekend

by James Wright Jr.July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

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

Bowser, MPD Announce New $20,000 Hiring Bonus for Police Officers

by James Wright Jr.June 17, 2022June 17, 2022