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Internal DC review halts violence interruption contract renewals after Trayon White arrest
Following D.C. Council member Trayon White’s bribery arrest earlier this month, the D.C. government has launched a wide-ranging review of violence interruption work. An affidavit released after White’s arrest alleges the D.C. Council member took bribes to influence violence interruption contracts within D.C.’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement. White has not been indicted, nor commented on the allegations,...
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Act fast, be curious when a loved one moves toward political extremism, experts say
With weeks to go before the 2024 election, experts in extremism and political violence are issuing warnings to families who see loved ones gravitating toward extreme ideology.
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‘Illegal payouts,' yacht parties: DC fines title companies $3.2M
Four title companies doing business in D.C. are set to pay over $3 million in penalties for operating an illegal kickback scheme, the Office of the Attorney General announced Thursday.
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After calling News4 in leak probe, DC police issues hands-off order
Days after an Internal Affairs Division (IAD) agent called News4 asking for names of confidential sources, D.C. police issued a division order to all Internal Affairs investigators to back off the practice. In the order, IAD Commander John Knutsen told all members of the IAD: “The IAD member shall not contact nor attempt to interview the media representative in...
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DC 911 center depends on overtime, risking errors and doubling some salaries
An average of 202 people each day since July 1 hang up on D.C. 911 after waiting at least 15 seconds on hold, data obtained by the News4 I-Team shows.
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DC 911 center understaffed 88% of all shifts in July as outages mount
D.C.’s 911 center had its second outage in two weeks Friday. It was due to a “connectivity disruption,” during which public safety agencies “transitioned to manual dispatch.”
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Federal prosecutor under ethics cloud still prosecuting; few DC prosecutors ever punished
Seven years after hundreds of people were arrested in D.C. protesting Donald Trump’s inauguration, those prosecutions are suddenly back in the spotlight after ethics violations were raised against the federal prosecutor in the case. The group that investigates complaints against D.C. lawyers, the D.C. Bar Board on Professional Responsibility, recently filed a complaint against Jennifer Kerkhoff Muyskens. After the...
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Family says it could not get through to DC 911 when baby wouldn't wake from nap
A family says they called 911 Friday after discovering their 5-month-old baby wouldn’t wake up from a nap, but they told police they could not get through to 911, the News4 I-Team confirmed. That child was pronounced dead during a 911 computer outage that afternoon. Two family members told police they called 911 Friday afternoon, according to two public safety…
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Why a DC 911 system went down as a baby needed help
Days after D.C.’s 911 system suddenly went down for hours on Friday, there’s finally an explanation: D.C. officials say a technology contractor incorrectly rolled out a software update. During the outage, an infant went into cardiac arrest and died as firefighters pleaded for additional help. News4 has been on a search for answers. Here’s what we’ve found so far....
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National policing assessment gives DC police high marks, suggests improvements
A new national assessment of police departments around the U.S., which takes a look at how police officers sworn to protect and serve are performing in the community, gave D.C. Police high marks.
