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District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, left, testifies next to veteran Kerwin Miller, of Washington, and Roger Pilon, with the Constitutional Studies department of the Cato Institute, during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on statehood for the District of Columbia, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Muriel Bowser, D.C. mayor, announces legislation to combat illegal ‘ghost guns’

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

Police car lights. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

ACLU sues police department for sexually abusive search

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

People are evacuated from near London Bridge in central London following a police incident, Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. British police said Friday they were dealing with an incident on London Bridge, and witnesses have reported hearing gunshots. The Metropolitan Police force tweeted that officers were “in the early stages of dealing with an incident at London Bridge.” (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)

The Latest: Police ID London Bridge attacker as ex-convict

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A day in the life of a K-9 officer and dogs who are ‘family’

By RIO LACANLALE - Associated Press

Emergency crews attending a scene at the Tate Modern art gallery, London, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. London police say a teenager was arrested after a child &quot;fell from height&quot; at the Tate Modern art gallery. The Metropolitan Police Service said on Twitter that the child was taken to a hospital in an air ambulance, adding &quot;We await an update on his condition.&quot; (Yui Mok/PA via AP)

Teen arrested in boy’s fall from top of London’s Tate Modern

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In this June 3, 2019, file photo, actor Kevin Spacey attends a pretrial hearing at district court in Nantucket, Mass. The Oscar-winning actor is accused of groping the teenage son of a former Boston TV anchor in 2016 in the crowded bar at the Club Car in Nantucket. An attorney for the man who has accused Spacey says, Wednesday, June 19, 2019, that the man cannot find a cellphone he has been ordered to turn over to the defense. Spacey's lawyers want to try to recover text messages they say would help the actor's case. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Kevin Spacey questioned by Scotland Yard

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FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2019 file photo, actor Kevin Spacey arrives at district court in Nantucket, Mass. A young man who says Kevin Spacey groped him in a Nantucket bar in 2016 has dropped his lawsuit against the Oscar-winning actor. Mitchell Garabedian, an attorney for the man, announced in an email Friday, July 5, that the suit filed June 26 in Nantucket Superior Court has been voluntarily dismissed.(AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Scotland Yard questioned Kevin Spacey over assault claims

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District of Columbia Police Chief Peter Newsham, joined by District of Columbia Council member Charles Allen, left and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine, speaks during a news conference at One Judiciary Square in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

D.C. to probe crime stats

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

A makeshift memorial for Wendy Martinez grows outside a restaurant in Northwest D.C. Martinez was fatally stabbed in the Logan Circle neighborhood on Tuesday, Sept. 18, and Metropolitan Police announced the arrest of a suspect, Anthony Crawford, in a Sept. 20 news conference. (Jeff Mordock/The Washington Times)

Wendy Martinez stabbing: Suspect arrested

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Photo by Julia Airey / The Washington Times

Dr. Roger A. Mitchell Jr., chief medical officer for the District, addresses a press conference Monday, April 30, on the discovery of skeletal remains of three women in Southeast. Flanking Dr. Mitchell is D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.

Officials confirm human skeletal remains discovery in D.C.

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

A U.S. Capitol Police Officer checks a car at a security checkpoint at the U.S. Capitol Building after last week's car chase that ended in a shootout at 1st Street and Constitution Ave. NE in front of the Hart Office Building, Washington, D.C., Monday, October 7, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

D.C. gun laws block concealed-carry legal zones

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Las Vegas officer accused in man’s death sues department

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Photojournalist Shay Horse said he was pepper-sprayed while covering protests at the Jan. 21 presidential inauguration, even though his camera identified him as a journalist. (Sarah Nelson / The Washington Times)

ACLU sues D.C. police for excessive force, false arrests

By Sarah Nelson - The Washington Times

An alleged assault near the Turkish Embassy by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's security guards. (Video still courtesy of Pouyan Bokaei)

Two more arrested for fight outside Turkish Embassy in D.C.

By Laura Kelly - The Washington Times

This undated handout photo provided by the Metropolitan Police shows Khuram Shazad Butt. Police have named two of the London Bridge attack suspects as Khuram Shazad Butt and Rachid Redouane. (Metropolitan Police via AP)

Khuram Shazad Butt, London terrorist, featured in BBC documentary ‘The Jihadis Next Door’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Seth Rich’s family, police deny reports linking slain DNC staffer to WikiLeaks

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

The D.C. Council confirmed Assistant Chief Peter Newsham as the Metropolitan Police Department’s police chief. Mr. Newsham (not pictured) will be taking over for former Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier (right.) (Associated Press)

Peter Newsham confirmed as D.C.’s police chief

By Ryan M. McDermott - The Washington Times

Assistant Chief Diane Groomes. (Courtesy of the Metropolitan Police Department)

Diane Groomes, chief of MPD Patrol Division, announces her retirement from D.C. police

By Ryan M. McDermott - The Washington Times

The Stingray, manufactured by Harris Corp. of Melbourne, Florida, is a cellular site simulator used for surveillance. (Associated Press/File)

Stingray cellphone tracking at center of D.C. police court case

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council are wringing their hands over how to stem the flow of officers either retiring or moving to better paying and less dangerous jurisdictions. .(Ryan M. McDermott/The Washington Times/File)

Muriel Bowser, D.C. council seek police force solution

By Ryan M. McDermott - The Washington Times