Robert Contee III officially confirmed as DC police chief
By FOX 5 Digital Team
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WASHINGTON - Months after assuming the helm of the law enforcement department tasked with protecting the nation’s capital, Robert Contee III has been officially confirmed as chief of police. It’s official, Robert J. Contee, III, is confirmed as Chief of Police for the Metropolitan Police Department! With his community-based vision for policing & DC roots, we look forward to Chief Contee’s leadership while we serve and protect our city, the department said via Twitter.
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced her fellow D.C. native as her pick to replace former Police Chief Pete Newsham in December 2020.
MPD confidential officer files obtained in cyberattack, acting Chief Contee says
A Metropolitan Police Department server was hacked, and the chief says some of the files obtained included Personally Identifiable Information. Author: Mike Valerio, Laura Wainman, Nick Boykin (WUSA9) Published: 5:04 PM EDT April 29, 2021 Updated: 11:08 PM EDT April 29, 2021
WASHINGTON Police files containing personal information on some MPD officers were compromised following a cyberattack on one of the DC Police Department s internal servers, according to acting Chief Robert Contee. Hackers had previously claimed they d posted confidential officer dossiers online.
In an email sent to DC Police, Contee said files containing personal information had been obtained during a Babuk ransomware attack.