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Public outcry over facial recognition technology leads Milwaukee police to ban it, for now

A years-long debate over the use of facial recognition software by the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) came to a head at a contentious Thursday meeting of the city’s Fire and ...
Milwaukee Community Journal

Mayor Johnson, MPD and FPC to Discuss Ongoing Police Officer Recruitment Efforts Along with New Recruitment Video and Website

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson will join the Milwaukee Police Department and leadership of the city’s Fire and Police ...
WUSA

Anti-ICE protests continue nationwide as questions grow over MPD cooperation

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement continued across the country this weekend, including here in Washington, D.C., where demonstrators gathered outside ICE ...
NBC Washington

MPD chief responds to concerns from DC Council about ICE cooperation

D.C.’s interim police chief sent a letter Saturday to Councilmember Brooke Pinto responding to her letter from last month, in which she pressed for answers about the Metropolitan Police Department’s ...
Hosted on MSN

MPD announces the death of DC officer Terry Bennett after being hit in line-of-duty crash on I-695

The Metropolitan Police Department announced early Thursday the line-of-duty death of Officer Terry Bennett, two weeks after he was critically injured in a crash on I-695. On Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025 at ...
NBC Washington

Councilwoman sends MPD letter seeking clarity on crime data, federal cooperation

D.C. Councilmember Brooke Pinto sent the Metropolitan Police Department a letter Tuesday pressing for answers regarding its alleged misclassification of crimes and its cooperation with federal ...
Yahoo

‘F you’: Outgoing MPD chief speaks forgiveness in walkout ceremony

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — D.C.’s outgoing police chief did not mince words Friday, delivering a blunt and harsh speech during her ...
Washington Examiner

Bowser installs Smith’s No. 2 to take over as interim MPD police chief

The 23-year veteran has served as Smith’s understudy since 2023 and inherits a police force that is grappling with declining crime levels, a deportation-minded Trump administration eager for the MPD’s ...
WUSA

DC's Attorney Pirro confirms MPD crime data manipulation, but doesn't release report

WASHINGTON — The controversy surrounding the accuracy of Washington, D.C.'s crime statistics intensified tonight after the District’s top federal prosecutor publicly supported a Congressional ...
MinnPost

MPD Chief O’Hara defends budget overruns

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara defended his department’s nearly $20 ...
Washington Examiner

MPD police chief Pamela Smith steps down

Metropolitan Police Department chief Pamela Smith will step down from her position, she announced Monday. Smith, who has been the MPD chief since Mayor Muriel Bowser nominated her in July 2023, did ...