by Melanie Ho | Mar 15, 2016 | Cops in the Community
MPD Officers across DC celebrated Dr Seuss’ birthday (Read Across America Day) this year by reading to students in the community! Check out the following tweets from the DC Police Department, which feature some special moments from the day. It’s great to see officers...
by Melanie Ho | Mar 11, 2016 | Cops in the Community
Five officers were recognized this week for their exceptional response in de-escalating an incident last year, on Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Officers Ammar Rahim, Perry Morgan, James Da’Re, Christopher Brown, and Matthew Rider were each presented with with the Medal of...
by Melanie Ho | Mar 8, 2016 | Cops in the Community
Officer James Lee Tartt, 44, a Mississippi narcotics agent, was fatally shot in a standoff at a rural Mississippi residence on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Officer Tartt and several other officers attempted to negotiate for six hours with the suspect and gunman,...
by Melanie Ho | Mar 3, 2016 | Cops in the Community
Guindon, a former marine, interned with the Prince William County Police Department during graduate school and joined the police force in 2015. After training, Guindon took some time off for “personal reasons” before being sworn in to the department on Friday. A...
by Kristen Crew | Feb 26, 2016 | Cops in the Community
Caring for the community is not usually just a job, but a way of life for policeman. This was clear for Corporal Sebastian Goldman, who thought he was behind on a fashion trend when he saw a teenaged grocery store employee wearing duct taped shoes and inquired about...
by Kristen Crew | Feb 12, 2016 | Cops in the Community
It has been reported that there was an increase in the amount of police officers killed in the line of duty recently in our country. Five law enforcement officers died by gunfire in four days in different cities, which is a significantly high rate for less than a...