The D.C. Council unanimously confirmed Robert J. Contee III as the city’s police chief on Tuesday.
Mr. Contee, 48, is a 32-year veteran of the Metropolitan Police Department and he has been serving as the acting police chief since January.
Mayor Muriel Bowser said Mr. Contee is the only person she interviewed to replace former Chief Peter Newsham, who now leads the Prince William County Police Department.
The chief’s confirmation comes the day after the chairman of the D.C. Police Union said more than 300 officers have left the force since the council passed a police reform bill last year.
Recruitment event tomorrow for Prince William police
The Prince William County Police Department will hold a recruitment event tomorrow, Saturday, May 1.
Press release:
Join us for a recruiting information session to learn more about becoming an officer with the Prince William County Police Department on Saturday, May 1, 2021, from 9 a.m. to Noon. The event will be held at the Charlie T. Deane Station, 5036 Davis Ford Rd., Woodbridge (22192).
Recruiters will be available to answer questions about the qualifications, hiring process, benefits, incentives and more. Speak one-on-one with an officer and get detailed information about what the Prince William County Police Department has to offer. Families are welcome. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, all must wear masks and observe social distancing.
UpdatedTue, Apr 27, 2021 at 11:45 am ET
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Metropolitan Police Department officers kettled, or corralled, a group of protesters at the corner of 12th and L streets in D.C. on Jan. 20, 2017, the day of President Donald Trump s inauguration. (Mark Hand/Patch)
WASHINGTON, DC The D.C. government will pay $1.6 million to settle two lawsuits that alleged Metropolitan Police Department officers unlawfully detained more than 200 protesters in mass arrests the day of Donald Trump s presidential inauguration in January 2017.
The demonstrators represented by the ACLU of the District of Columbia and Jeffrey L. Light alleged that D.C. police violated the constitutional rights of journalists, legal observers and protesters by indiscriminately rounding them up in downtown Washington on Jan. 20, 2017.
The FBI, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Marshals Service, Prince William County Police Department and Manassas City Police Department are assisting in the investigation.
Jury Beatrice Guerra, 28, of Woodbridge, was arrested overnight Sunday and charged with felony murder and conspiracy to commit burglary. She was held without bond.
Martin Anuar Martinez is being sought on murder charges. He’s 30, stands 5-foot-9 and weighs 170 pounds, the sheriff’s office said. He has brown hair and brown eyes, and is considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office at 540-347-3300. If requested, a caller’s identity can remain anonymous. pic.twitter.com/EzvtJIvdbb FauquierCoSheriff (@FauquierSheriff) April 25, 2021
Prince William County police are still seeking one man linked to a double shooting in the Manassas Mall parking lot that ended in the death of a Baltimore man.