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Trump administration claims powers of DC police chief, strengthening federal grip on law enforcement

Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the DEA Terry Cole as D.C.’s “emergency police commissioner." ...

Terry Cole, chosen to take over DC’s police force, has spent 22 years at DEA

Attorney General Pam Bondi said she’s giving Cole the powers of police chief and the Metropolitan Police Department must ...

DC police chief ripped for 'mind blowing' response to basic policing question: 'Yikes'

D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith faces social media mockery after appearing confused by reporter's question about chain of ...

A tale of two Chief Pams: Federal takeover brings confusion over command of DC police

The White House says Attorney General Pam Bondi is effectively in charge of Washington D.C.’s police department.

DC Police chief greenlights partial cooperation with ICE, document says

WASHINGTON — DC Police Chief Pamela Smith is paving the way for limited cooperation with federal immigration personnel amid a ...

Former Capitol Police Chief says crime by ‘gangs of youth’ in DC has spiked, escaped ‘certain neighborhoods’

Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund warned that the homicide rate in the nation's capital is five to six times higher ...

Police chief orders more cooperation with immigration agents as federal activity takes root in DC

The police chief’s order establishes that Metropolitan Police Department officers may now share information with immigration ...

Trump Federalizes DC Police To 'Rescue Our Nation's Capital From Crime, Bloodshed, Bedlam, and Squalor'

President Donald Trump has declared a public safety emergency in Washington DC and placed the capital city's police under ...