Metropolitan Police
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Surveillance cameras in Washington not as effective as they could be
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Surveillance cameras don't help lower crime rates, but the footage they capture can be used in investigations, a new study finds. In Baltimore, the verdict on the camera program is more positive
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Jelani Prather, MPD officer, killed in I-270 car crash
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A D.C. police officer was killed in a car crash on I-270 Friday when his car apparently slammed into a tanker truck without braking.
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Extra security continues in DC
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Two days after the Sept. 11 anniversary, D.C. continues to be under a heightened state of security.
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Body found in car: DC police take over Henderson murder case
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A man whose body was found in a burning car in Capitol Heights, Md., was killed in D.C., police say.
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D.C. police union questions overtime for Sept. 11 alert
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Terror threats received before the Sept. 11 anniversary sent D.C. police on alert and hundreds of additional officers into the streets. The head of the police union criticizes the move..
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September 11 D.C. police presence to be stepped up
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Officials say Washington will have a beefed-up police presence through the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, mirroring heightened security efforts across the country.
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Off-duty officer assists in robbery arrest
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An off-duty D.C. police officer witnesses suspicious activity and helped arrest the suspects in an armed robbery.
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Homeless man arrested for shooting Christopher Freeman
CommentA homeless man was arrested in the Aug. 5 murder of Christopher Emanuel Freeman, D.C. police said.
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D.C. lesbian attack: Suspect arrested as internal investigation continues
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An arrest has been made in connection with the violent attacks on lesbians in Columbia Heights who said that police wouldn't even write up police reports on the incidents.
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Marc Tapp arrested, charged with killing Jermaine Anderson
CommentA 22-year-old Northwest D.C. man has been arrested in the May 8 homicide of Jermaine Anderson, Metropolitan Police said.
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National Night Out: Police officers meet residents to forge bond
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At block parties and barbecues across the region, police officers will mingle with residents Tuesday evening.
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Oscar Rivas found
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A missing 45-year-old man has been located
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D.C. police shoot armed man in Northwest
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A man is in stable condition Friday morning after being shot by police in Northwest overnight.
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Roads closed after Northwest shooting
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A man was shot in the 1400 block of Columbia Road Northwest.
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Report says Sheen escort 'routine'
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The police escort for actor Charlie Sheen was a "routine" move by police, says a new report, countering earlier statements of police Chief Cathy Lanier.
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Shankia and Leon Robison on trial for 2009 murder
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Prosecutors allege the two, along with a third man, murdered a store owner in 2009 after a scheme to trick immigration authorities into giving the sister a green card failed.
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Cederick Lorenzo Shuler arrested for 1998/99 murders of Renee Best, Edward Gray
CommentA Ft. Washington, Md., man was arrested Thursday for two murders dating back more than a decade that killed two people in their 20s.
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Lonnie Martin Whitted dies in Southeast shooting
CommentA man died from multiple gunshot wounds after a shooting near 18th Street and U Place Southeast.
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