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The Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (MPDC), more commonly known locally as the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), and, colloquially, DC Police, is the primary law enforcement agency for the District of Columbia, in the United States.
District of Columbia flag Badge of a Deputy U.S. Marshal. This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the District of Columbia.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the District has six local law enforcement agencies employing 4,262 sworn police officers, about 722 for each 100,000 residents.
The department has an authorized strength of 490 sworn officers, 170 special police officers, and more than 100 civilian personnel. Newly sworn officers complete 23 weeks of initial training at the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy, followed by 15 weeks of training at the Metro Transit Police Academy, which includes training in Maryland and District of Columbia law, then ...
DC Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency Headquarters; DC Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters and facilities; DC Office of Unified Communications facilities (911 centers, communications towers, etc.) DC Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (Parole and Probation) DC Department of Motor Vehicles Service ...
Nearby KIPP DC LEAP Academy, a public charter school, released students early at 2 pm local time, according to Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith.
Local police and other agencies were also responding to the scene, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident.
The DC-bound plane, a Bombardier CRJ-700, is designed for regional flight and can seat between 68 to 73 passengers. According to American Airlines, 60 passengers and four crew members were on board.
The Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, generally simply referred to as the Chief of Police, is the head of the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C. The current acting Chief of Police is Pamela A. Smith, who succeeded interim chief, Ashan Benedict. [1] [2]