DC deploys new unit of officers on 2-wheels
D.C. residents will soon see more police officers on bikes and scooters as part of the city police chief’s effort to increase engagement. But, Robert Contee said, the new unit won’t only deploy to the city’s neighborhoods that see the most crime. Officers volunteered for the assignment to be part of the community focused patrol unit, riding bikes and scooters in the city. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty) Before the rain drenched Chief Contee and the two dozen officers in the community-focused patrol unit standing beside their bikes in the background of his press conference, he outlined how the dep...