Metropolitan Police Department (DC Police / MPD)

A unit of D.C. police consisting of officers who know American Sign Language allows the Deaf community to interact with police in that language. Officer Myra Jordan started the Metropolitan Police Department’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Liaison Unit 21 years ago. “Having this unit helps not to revictimize victims again, deaf victims,” Jordan said. After 34 years on the…

A special unit in the D.C. police department helps raise awareness about the challenges the deaf community may encounter. News4’s Mark Segraves takes a look at the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Liaison Unit.  

The shooter had just been kicked out of the club when he opened fire, police said.

Metropolitan police arrested a man who they believe pulled out a gun and fired on a group of people along Connecticut Avenue NW near Decades nightclub on Friday night.

The Metropolitan Police Department is terminating 21 senior officers, including a dozen who had past disciplinary actions.

The terminations come as the District continues to struggle with police staffing amid concerns over violent crime. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

Many communities offer cash rewards for tips from the public to solve difficult cases, but the News4 I-Team found there’s little scrutiny of how effective those programs are.

Many communities offer cash rewards for tips from the public to solve difficult cases, but the News4 I-Team found there’s little scrutiny of how effective those programs are. Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg also found questions about whether having D.C. police run its program hurts the cases they’re trying to solve.

More than six years after an off-duty D.C. police officer was shot and killed as he sat in a car in Baltimore, a suspect has been charged. The suspect, an 18-year-old alleged drug dealer, saw people in a car and was “paranoid” that they would harm him, court documents say. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

More than six years after an off-duty D.C. police officer was shot and killed as he sat in a car in Baltimore, a suspect has been charged. Sgt. Tony Mason Jr. died after he was shot in west Baltimore in 2017. He was 40 and had served on the Metropolitan Police Department for 17 years. Baltimore officials announced Wednesday that…

Prosecutors are expected to announce an arrest in the 2017 West Baltimore killing of off-duty D.C. police Sgt. Tony Mason Jr., sources tell News4. Here’s brief info.

A credit card skimmer found at a D.C. grocery store Wednesday night is just one of five skimmers found around the city recently, and the Metropolitan Police Department has released surveillance images of two men they believe may be responsible. John Perry-Miller came across a skimmer at self-checkout in the Safeway on Wisconsin Avenue NW in Georgetown. “I notice...

D.C. police released surveillance images of two men believed to have placed skimmers at five grocery stores to steal credit card information at checkouts. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

The D.C. Police Department is launching a new team of crime fighters they’re calling Community Safety Ambassadors. They won’t have guns or badges, but they might be the first to show up when you call 911, depending on how serious the problem is.

The Metropolitan Police Department is launching a new team of crime fighters called community safety ambassadors who won’t have guns or badges but may be the first to respond to 911 calls, depending on the severity of the problem. News4’s Mark Segraves spoke to one of the ambassadors and explains how the program will free up dozens of sworn officers...

D.C. police are looking for suspects who drove a light blue Toyota sedan with no front tags, dark tints and black rims, and shot into a crowd in Northeast D.C. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

Police say the suspects drove up and shot into a crowd in the 1100 block of 21st Street NE and then took off in a light blue Toyota sedan with no front tags, dark tints and black rims. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports. 

One person was killed and five others, including children, were shot Wednesday in Northeast D.C., authorities said. 

For the first time in years, D.C. police expect to have more officers next fiscal year than they had the previous one. The Metropolitan Police Department — like other departments across the country — has been having trouble keeping up with staffing. For the past 10 years, MPD has been unable to hire enough new officers to keep up with…

For the first time in years, D.C. police expect to have more officers on the force next year than this year. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.