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Members of the the law enforcement community and the Department of Justice’s director of Community Oriented Policing Services discussed the importance of strengthening police-community relat…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the increasing use of synthetic drugs that mimic the effects of illegal narcotics. Federal, state, and local law enforcement officials testif…

Cathy Lanier, the chief of the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, talked about the department’s growth in the twenty-three years she has been a police officer. She talked a…

Law enforcement officials briefed reporters and answered questions on a gunfire incident outside the Capitol that caused a lockdown of the building. The officials detailed the car chase of a…

Panelists talked about intelligence and counterterrorism efforts domestically and internationally. Eliot Abrams named Syria as “jihadi central” and the area of greatest concern for future te…

Witnesses testified on the National Park Service’s (NPS) decision to allow members of the Occupy, Washington, D.C., movement to camp indefinitely in the city’s McPherson Square, an area unde…

Panelists talked about prevention of youth and gang violence. Among the issues they addressed were levels of violence in urban centers, the role of law enforcement officials, family and comm…

Security experts and officials spoke about ways in which intelligence and counterterrorism efforts impact individual privacy rights. Among the topics they addressed were security screening a…

Washington Police ChiefCathy Lanier spoke about law enforcement operations and preventing terrorism in the District of Columbia. Among the topics she addressed were training programs and com…

The two police chiefs involved, Washington, D.C., Police Chief Cathy Lanier and U.S. Capitol Police Chief Phillip Morse, talked about security preparations for the inauguration of President-…

Washington Mayor Adrian Mayor reacted to the Supreme Court ruling earlier in the day that struck down most provisions of Washington, D.C.'s gun ban. The city’s Attorney General, Chief of Pol…

Representatives of the District of Columbia and Mr. Heller and his attorneys spoke to reporters separately. They answered reporters' questions about details of the two sides of the Second Am…