NBC4: New Legislation Would Increase Scrutiny of Special Police After I-Team Exposes MPD Failure to Investigate, Keep Records

By Editor On Jun 4, 2019 Last updated Jun 4, 2019

A D.C. Councilman plans to introduce legislation Tuesday to bring more scrutiny to special police officers after a News4 I-Team investigation found the Metropolitan Police Department failed to investigate complaints against special police officers for years — and didn’t even keep records of how many complaints came in.

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