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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser wants footage from the Metropolitan Police Department's expanding body camera program to be exempt from public records requests, making the District one of an increasing number of jurisdictions trying to limit access in order to balance the technology with privacy concerns. (Associated Press)

D.C. wants police body camera footage exempt from public records requests

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine
(Associated Press)

Flaw in Metropolitan Police Department data forces case dismissals

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

U.S. Attorney for the District Ronald Machen Jr. said D.C. Metro Police will phase out the "imperfect" data system that withheld pertinent information from police reports. (The Washington Times)

D.C. police data glitch kept relevant information from defense attorneys

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C. police Chief Cathy Lanier (left) and Mayor Vincent Gray announce that the police department is testing five different kinds of body-worn cameras as part of a pilot program during a press conference at the Wilson Building in D.C. on Sept. 24, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) **FILE**

D.C. police’s expanded body-cam program not enough for protesters seeking accountability

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C. police Chief Cathy L. Lanier (The Washington Times) **FILE**

D.C. police captain loses whistleblower case against Chief Cathy Lanier

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C. police Chief Cathy L. Lanier (The Washington Times) **FILE**

Judge rules against Cathy Lanier contradictory defense in whistleblower lawsuit trial

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Gun rights group sues D.C. over concealed carry laws

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

The D.C. Council is considering a measure that would end late fees for parking tickets.The Traffic and Parking Ticket Penalty Amendment Act of 2017 would eliminate late fees for parking and traffic citations for D.C. residents only. Drivers who live outside the city would still see their unpaid fines double after 30 days. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

D.C. traffic camera revenue falls due to cold weather

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier said that even before decriminalization took effect, police did not actively pursue many marijuana possession charges. "Officers for the last 20 years have avoided possession of marijuana arrests because they've not been prosecuted for many, many years," Chief Lanier said. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

D.C. police marijuana possession citations heavily target poor, mostly are ignored

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Family of an 18-year-old who pulled a replica handgun on officers inside a D.C. police station praised officers for not killing the man during the tense situation.

(Associated Press)

D.C police don’t shoot man wielding replica gun in police station

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Family of an 18-year-old who pulled a replica handgun on officers inside a D.C. police station praised officers for not killing the man during the tense situation.

(Associated Press)

D.C. homicides increase in 2014

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C. police correct identity of man fatally shot by officers

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

(Associated Press/File)

2 shot, 1 fatally, after reportedly pulling guns on D.C. police officers

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, file photo, Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during a news conference at the National Action Network headquarters in New York. Established civil rights organizations, like Sharpton's National Action Network, have called for people to gather in Washington on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014, for a national march with the families of the two unarmed black men who died at the hands of white police officers. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Al Sharpton to lead protest Saturday in D.C. against police brutality

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Left to right: Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier, Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray, and Councilmember Tommy Wells address the media about emergency legislation to amend District laws to conform to the court's recent Palmer v. District of Columbia ruling on the District&#213;s gun laws during a press conference at the Wilson Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, September 17, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

DC chief: Not many complaints about stop and frisk

By Ben Nuckols - Associated Press

Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier, left, is on hand as D.C. public officials speak to the media about emergency legislation to amend District laws to conforming to the court's recent Palmer v. District of Columbia ruling on the District&#213;s gun laws during a press conference at the Wilson Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, September 17, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Gun-shy D.C. sets up hurdles for concealed carry applicants

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C. Council probes police-community relations

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C. Council member David Grosso, at-large independent (The Washington Times) **FILE**

D.C. lawmaker suggests disarming city police officers

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Washington, D.C. MPD Chief Cathy Lanier announces that the police department is testing 5 different kinds of body-worn cameras as part of a pilot program, during a press conference at the Wilson Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, September 24, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

D.C. citizens decry police tactics at hearing

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

SIMMONS: Unarmed police are sitting ducks, Mr. Grosso

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times