The D.C. Council is scheduled to vote on the Peace DC measure, a follow-up to last year’s Secure DC legislation aimed at ...

The D.C. Council also debated a separate public safety bill introduced by Brooke Pinto (D-Ward 2) that would permanently ...

Major legislation aimed at combating crime in Washington, D.C., known as the Peace D.C. Plan, is going before the full city ...

The DC Council advanced a bill to combat crime and prevent violence, despite some criticism over pretrial detention and its ...

Public safety legislation unveiled Wednesday by local lawmakers in the nation’s capital is aimed at bringing down spiraling violent crimes rates that have stoked public anxiety and prompted ...

WASHINGTON — After months of debate over solutions to crime in the District, the DC Council is set to vote Tuesday on a massive public safety package. The legislation dubbed "Secure DC Omnibus ...

That legislation, introduced by Judiciary and Public Safety Committee Chairwoman Brooke Pinto (D-Ward 2), will go into effect for 90 days, as soon as D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) signs it.

The D.C. Council will consider several public safety bills as it returns from recess following a violent summer. D.C. has seen significant increases in homicides, carjackings and robberies this year.

WASHINGTON — DC officials came together for a meeting regarding public safety in the District Tuesday evening. The line-up of speakers included DC Police Chief Robert Contee, Attorney General ...

The Washington, D.C., deputy mayor for public safety and justice resigned from his position after being charged with assault on Oct. 1, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced during a press conference ...