Yet,
Robert Contee still wants the job. The 48-year-old, who grew up in the Carver Terrace neighborhood of Ward 5 and lives now in Ward 3, joined MPD as a cadet in 1989. He rose to the very top when Bowser nominated him to replace outgoing Chief
Peter Newsham earlier this year. The D.C. Council’s Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety voted unanimously last week to move Contee’s nomination to the full Council. A final vote has not been scheduled but could take place as soon as April 20, according to Council Chairman
Phil Mendelson.
In the meantime, stakeholders have laid out their priorities for the new chief in reports, public hearings, and interviews with LL over the past month. The most frequent demand is better transparency. While some believe the rot inside MPD is too deep for any one person to fix, others are cautiously optimistic about Contee.
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New York Cop Busted With Child Porn On His Phone, Released Without Bail A New York police officer was arrested on child pornography charges. Photo: Pixabay
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A 28-year-old cop was arrested after investigators found videos depicting minors engaging in sexual acts on his phone
He was charged with two counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child
He was released without bail
An off-duty New York City police officer was arrested and subsequently released on Friday after investigators found he allegedly possessed child pornography on his phone, authorities said.
Mitchell Emile, 28, was arrested inside the 84th Precinct of the New York City Police Department when an Internal Affairs Bureau investigation led authorities to discover two videos depicting young boys in sexual situations on the officer s cellular phone, the NY Daily News reported.
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It was just after 6 p.m. on a Sunday last April when a mother in West Philadelphia heard an alarming knock at her door. She sent her 9-year-old daughter upstairs before opening to find police officers on her porch, service weapons drawn.
Mitchell Emile, 28, was arrested Friday after an Internal Affairs Bureau investigation led to the discovery of two videos on the Brooklyn cop’s cellphone depicting young boys in sexual situations, authorities said.