(Washington, DC) – The Office of Police Complaints (OPC) is pleased to welcome three college interns and two law clerks into its 2015 internship class.
Since OPC’s inception in 2001, the agency’s internship program has provided students with the opportunity to develop first-hand knowledge and experience in the area of police accountability and oversight.
(Washington, DC) – The District of Columbia’s Police Complaints Board (PCB), the governing body of the Office of Police Complaints (OPC), today submitted a report to Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Council of the District of Columbia, and Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Cathy L. Lanier recommending new ways to improve identification requirements for MPD officers.
(Washington, DC) – The District of Columbia’s Police Complaints Board (PCB), the governing body of the Office of Police Complaints (OPC), today submitted a report to Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Council of the District of Columbia, and DC Housing Authority Office of Public Safety (OPS) Chief Joel Maupin recommending OPS examine their training and disciplinary process regarding citizen contacts, stops, and frisks.
(Washington, DC) – The District of Columbia’s Police Complaints Board (PCB), the governing body of the Office of Police Complaints (OPC), today submitted a report to Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Council of the District of Columbia, and Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Cathy L. Lanier recommending ways to ensure the accuracy of address information in arrest and bench warrants executed by MPD officers.
(Washington, D.C.) –The Office of Police Complaints (OPC) today announced three organizations - Gays and Lesbians Against Violence (GLOV), Office on Asian Pacific and Islander Affairs (APIA), and The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless as the first official partners of its new Community Partnership Program.
(Washington, D.C.) – In the continuing effort to provide the public with information on how to file police misconduct complaints, the Office of Police Complaints (OPC) today announced its new Community Partnership program.
The purpose of the Community Partnership program is to collaborate with a wide range of organizations, government agencies, social service providers, neighborhood associations, and advocacy groups to better support the community in accessing information about OPC.
(Washington, D.C.) – The Office of Police Complaints (OPC) will host six visitors from Russia on Tuesday, January 27, 2015.
The Russian visitors include:
(Washington, DC) – The Police Complaints Board (PCB), the governing body of the Office of Police Complaints (OPC), welcomes its newest member, Paul Ashton. Ashton was sworn in today, following his appointment by Mayor Vincent C. Gray and confirmation by the D.C. Council.
(Washington, D.C.) – The Police Complaints Board (PCB), the governing body of the Office of Police Complaints (OPC), today submitted a report and recommendations to Mayor Vincent C. Gray, the Council of the District of Columbia, and Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Cathy L. Lanier regarding MPD’s handling of the National Action Network’s Justice for All” protest march held on Saturday, December 13, 2014.
(Washington, D.C.) – The Office of Police Complaints (OPC), under the authority granted to its governing body, the Police Complaints Board, will monitor the police response to the National Action Network’s “Justice for All March” that will be held on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. Thousands are expected to participate.
