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35 recruits to D.C. police dept. to begin training

Nearly three dozen new recruits to the D.C. police department are set to begin a training program.

Tags: D.C. Council , D.C. police , Cathy Lanier , Jack Evans , David Cantania

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D.C. woman sues federal govt over gun transfer law

Michelle Lane is tired of waiting to get her guns, so she's going to federal court.

Tags: Michelle Lane , Alan Gura , Charles Sykes , Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive , Mark Segraves

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3 hours: 3 dead, 4 wounded in 3 D.C. shootings

Metropolitan Police do not believe the shootings are related.

Tags: deadly shootings , D.C. police , Quincy Street , Brentwood Road , Yuma Street

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D.C. officers plead not guilty to stolen property charges

Three D.C. police officers charged with attempting to receive stolen property pleaded not guilty Wednesday in D.C. Superior Court.

Tags: Dioni Fernandez , Silvestre Bonilla , Guillermo Ortiz , Cathy Lanier , D.C. police , Andrew Mollenbeck , Gary Emerling

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Key Bridge completely reopens after shutdown

The Key Bridge was completely closed after a police officer was struck by a vehicle.

Tags: Key Bridge , Colleen Kelleher

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Tragedy in Trinidad: The failure of crime control

In a three-part series, WTOP takes a look at the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Alonzo Robinson in 2008, the response by city officials and the subsequent search for justice.

Tags: Alonzo Robinson , Marcella Robinson , CapStat , Adrian Fenty , Peter Nickles , Cathy Lanier , Neighborhood Safety Zones , Trinidad , Tragedy in Trinidad , Gary Emerling , The Washington Post

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30,000 local felony warrants have not been issued

More than 30,000 wanted felons are allowed to walk the streets due to regional police departments' backlog in serving warrants, which in some cases are so old they can not longer be prosecuted.

Tags: Murder , homicide , Prince George's County Police , Montgomery County Police , warrants

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Live Blog: Ask the Chief with Cathy Lanier

D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier was a guest Thursday on WTOP's "Ask The Chief" program. Here's what she had to say

Tags: Cathy Lanier , D.C. police , police , crime , MPD

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D.C. Police officer sentenced for excessive force

Kisha Coley pled guilty to two counts of assault in October after she struck two men, including another officer, in an early morning incident in the 3500 block Georgia Avenue NW.

Tags: D.C. police , excessive force , Kisha Coley , Georgia Avenue

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D.C. Council revises city's disorderly statutes

The D.C. Council has made the city's disorderly conduct laws a bit more ... explicit.

Tags: disorderly conduct , D.C. Council , Cathy Lanier , D.C. police , Patricia Riley , U.S. Attorney's Office's Office , ACLU , American Civil Liberties Union , Citizen Complaint Review Board , D.C. Attorney General , Gary Emerling

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