Washington, D.C., Police Chief Peter Newsham has reached out to a Chevy Chase, Md., woman who was arrested after neighbors complained about music from a party being too loud, telling her that it was wrong for an officer to take her into custody, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department confirmed Wednesday.

Officers Wrong to Arrest Woman for #PartyingWhileBlack, DC Police Chief Says

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