The announcement comes as federal lawmakers increasingly turn their attention to public safety in the city and violent crime is on the rise. Robert J. Contee III, who first joined the department as a cadet in 1989, was sworn in as chief in early 2021.
pandemic. His appointment came after widespread demonstrations in 2020 over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, but he took over an agency that was shaped by the reforms those demonstrations produced. For much of his tenure, he and the mayor clashed with the D.C. Council over major issues such as how many officers should be on the force and whether police belong in schools — though he had city lawmakers’ unanimous backing when Bowser nominated him for the top job.
“It has been my greatest honor to serve as your chief of police since January 2nd of 2021,” Contee said in the video. she hoped his appointment would “begin a new era of law enforcement in D.C.,” and Allen said Contee offered a narrative “more reflective of where we need to go.” Many residents liked the idea of a police chief who they had seen in the neighborhood for decades, both as an officer and a community member. And his upbringing gave him credibility when he decried violence.“What’s the issue?” Contee said in a 2021 interview with The Washington Post.
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