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DC Mayor Muriel Bowser introduces her choice for new police chief
By Stephanie Ramirez and FOX 5 Digital Team
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DC’s mayor names Robert Contee new police chief
Mayor Muriel Bower nominated Assistant Chief Robert Contee to be the next police chief. Contee is a D.C. native and 31-year member of the Metropolitan Police Department.
WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - The nation’s capital has a new police chief, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Tuesday.
D.C. was left stunned last month when Chief Pete Newsham announced that he’d be leaving for a post in Prince William County.
Bowser officially introduced Contee as chief during a news conference later in the morning.