DC Mayor Muriel Bowser vetos Revised Criminal Code
Mayor Bower encouraged DC Council to amend the bill to remove provisions that have created divisions within the criminal justice community.
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Mayor Bower encouraged DC Council to amend the bill to remove provisions that have created divisions within the criminal justice community.
A locally elected Democratic official says the proposed revisions to Washington, D.C.'s criminal code would take tools away from prosecutors and hurt victims of violent crime.
Four armed suspects broke into a Washington, D.C., residence, claimed to be FBI agents, and stole approximately $20,000 worth of property, police said.
The bill now heads to Mayor Muriel Bowser's desk for her signature.
FAMM President Kevin Ring testified in favor of this landmark step at a committee hearing in late 2021 .