Sep 3SavePolice Brutality9/3/20Police Brutality9/3/20Washington, D.C., Police Release Body Cam Footage Showing Officer Shooting a Black 18-Year-Old Within Seconds of Arriving on SceneAnne Branigin31SaveAfter a night of protests, D.C. police have released body camera footage showing a D.C. police officer shooting…
Jan 28SaveNews1/28/20News1/28/20D.C. Police Institute New Policy to Stop Handcuffing Children Under 12. Because, Duh!Zack Linly14SaveThe D.C. Police Department is showing us a shred of decency and common sense often found lacking in law enforcement.…
Apr 16 2018Save4/16/18DC Police Now Have to Learn Black History. Will It Curb Brutality?Anne Branigin25SaveOn Friday morning, on the steps of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, D.C.,…
Feb 22 2018Save2/22/18Washington, DC, Reaches $3,500,000 Settlement With Family of Terrence Sterling, Unarmed Black Motorcyclist Killed by PoliceBreanna Edwards12SaveThe nation’s capital is set to pay out $3.5 million to the family of Terrence Sterling, an unarmed black…
Jan 25 2018Save1/25/18Who the Hell Snitches on Weed Snickerdoodles?Anne Branigin19SaveFrom the way they tweeted it, you would think that Washington, D.C., police had nabbed Pablo Escobar himself.
Dec 28 2017Save12/28/17Fatal Police Shooting of Washington, DC, Motorcyclist Terrence Sterling ‘Unjustified,’ Internal Investigation FindsBreanna Edwards16SaveAn internal investigation has found that the Washington, D.C., police officer who shot and killed unarmed…
Oct 17 2017Save10/17/17All Clear After Police Respond to Report of Possible Shooter at HowardAnne Branigin11SaveUpdated Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, 2:47 p.m.: The Metropolitan Police Department has confirmed that all buildings have…
Aug 10 2017Save8/10/17DC Cop Will Not Face Charges in Fatal Shooting of Terrence Sterling, an Unarmed Black MotorcyclistBreanna Edwards9SaveA Washington, D.C., police officer who fatally shot and killed an unarmed black motorcyclist in September 2016 will…
Aug 8 2017Save8/8/17Racist Shirt Worn by DC Cop Leads to Gun-Case DismissalMonique Judge27SaveLast month an officer with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., was placed on “noncontact…
Jun 8 2017Save6/8/17Officers Wrong to Arrest Woman for #PartyingWhileBlack, DC Police Chief SaysBreanna Edwards24SaveWashington, D.C., Police Chief Peter Newsham has reached out to a Chevy Chase, Md., woman who was arrested after…
Apr 7 2017Save4/7/17DC Cop Faces Charges of Prostitution, RobberyBreanna Edwards14SaveA Washington, D.C., police officer has been arrested in Maryland after allegedly assaulting a 15-year-old girl…
Oct 27 2016Save10/27/16Black DC Cop Says He Was Unfairly Detained, Tackled and Struck During StopBreanna EdwardsSaveA black Washington, D.C., police officer who had been off-duty and dressed in plain clothes is accusing Prince…
Aug 16 2016SaveThe Movement8/16/16The Movement8/16/16DC Police Investigating Twitter Video of Black Woman Being Pinned to Cruiser by CopBreanna EdwardsSaveWashington, D.C., police are launching an internal investigation after a Twitter video surfaced showing a black…