Conversation DC Police Chief Peter Newsham

The chief of DC’s police department discusses the homicide rate and efforts to curtail the gun violence.

During his first interview of the year on The Daily Drum, Metropolitan Police Chief Peter Newsham discusses the rising homicide rate in The District, gun violence and a lawsuit filed by the ACLU about frisking suspects.

Resources:

ACLU DC

The TraRon Center

 

Metropolitan Police Chief Peter Newsham

Ryane B. Nickens, Founder & President, The TraRon Center

Michael Perloff, Attorney, ACLU-DC