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Acting Police Chief Pamela Smith’s nomination to become the permanent leader of the city’s police force was approved by the D.C. Council’s Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety Tuesday.

Aside from high profiles cases, most claims of police misconduct are resolved quietly and with smaller sums. Local justifications say payments to resolve misconduct allegations, ranging from excessive force to illegal search and seizures, are more cost-effective than fighting the lawsuits in courts. The amount paid by cities along with the identity of the officers are often hidden from the public even though their taxes are covering the cost. The professional men and women in blue who serve and ...

Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, spoke out on FOX News' "Jesse Watters Primetime" after he was carjacked Monday evening outside his residence.

Infrastructure The ​National Asphalt Pavement Association hired Cassidy & Associates to lobby on issues related to the asphalt industry, implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Federal Aviation Adminstration reauthorization. One of the lobbyists on the account is Paul Sass, who spent two decades on the Hill and was most recently the…

Other than the lack of an alert for a carjacking, it all seems so predictable. And yet, hopeful signs may be ahead for crime prevention in the District.

A man has been arrested and charged with the murder of 10-year-old Arianna Davis, who died when a bullet flew through her family's car in Northeast D.C. on...

The results of one of the Metropolitan Police Department’s many summer crime initiatives were not as impressive as D.C. police leadership suggested they were,...

FBI Conducts Multiple Nationwide Takedowns of Various Violent Criminal Organizations

The FBI, alongside its state and local law enforcement partners during the week of August 28, 2023, executed multiple arrest and search operations into various violent criminal organizations around the country.

The 2023 staff picks for the best people and places in D.C. are here!