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 ...

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.

Deputy Mayor of Public Safety Lindsey Appiah and MPD Chief Pamela Smith as expected to answer questions and testify to their ...

Mayor Muriel Bowser is set to cut the ribbon on the newly reopened Public Safety Communications Center on Wednesday.

Prince George's County Executive Aisha Braveboy is holding a press conference for what her office is calling a "a very ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.