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WASHINGTON (AP) An internal government investigation has determined that the decision to forcibly clear racial justice protesters from an area in front of the White House last summer was not influenced by then-President Donald Trump's plan to stage a Bible-toting photo opportunity at that spot. The report released Wednesday by the Interior Department's inspector general concludes that the protesters were cleared by U.S. Park Police last June 1.
WASHINGTON (AP) An internal government investigation has determined that the decision to forcibly clear racial justice protesters from an area in front of the White House last summer was not influenced by then-President Donald Trump's plan to stage a Bible-toting photo opportunity at that spot. The report released Wednesday by the Interior Department's inspector general concludes that the protesters were cleared by U.S. Park Police last June 1.
US Park Police names Pamela Smith its 1st Black female chief February 25, 2021 at 4:10 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S. Park Police on Thursday named Pamela Smith as its new chief, making her the first Black woman to lead the 230-year-old law enforcement agency.
Smith, a 23-year veteran of the force, announced she would begin her term by establishing body-worn cameras for all Park Police officers.
“This is one of the many steps we must take to continue to build trust and credibility with the public we have been entrusted to serve,” Smith said in a statement, adding that body-worn cameras are “good for the public and good for our officers.”
A special grand jury assembled by the Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office indicted two federal officers in the fatal 2017 shooting of 25-year-old Bijan Ghaisar. U.S. Park Police officers Alejandro Amaya and Lucas Vinyard were indicted separately on charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless discharge of a firearm, Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano said. News4 reported late last year that.