{"id":1919716,"date":"2023-04-26T23:12:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T03:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-police-head-to-step-down-from-position\/"},"modified":"2023-04-26T23:13:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T03:13:12","slug":"dc-police-head-to-step-down-from-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-police-head-to-step-down-from-position\/","title":{"rendered":"DC police head to step down from position"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdc-police-head-to-step-down-from-position%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1919716&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>DC Police Chief Robert Contee III to Step Down and Join FBI<\/h2>\n<p>The Metropolitan Police Department&#8217;s Chief Robert Contee III is set to retire from his position and join the FBI as assistant director, according to a high-level source. Contee is reportedly &#8220;thrilled&#8221; with his new job. <\/p>\n<p>Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser released a statement praising Contee&#8217;s work for the city, stating that he has been making Washington, DC incredibly proud since his first week on the job. Bowser expressed her confidence that the police force would continue to prosper following his departure.<\/p>\n<h3>DC Announces Hiring Bonuses for Police as City Seeks to Crack Down on Rising Crime<\/h3>\n<p>Mayor Bowser also announced hiring bonuses for police as the city seeks to crack down on rising crime. Contee&#8217;s last day in his current position is projected to be June 3.<\/p>\n<p>Join us in thanking Chief Contee for his service to DC and wishing him all the best in his new role at the FBI.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local\/chief-robert-contee-leaving-dc-police-department-source\/3336830\/\">Source<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/dc-announces-hiring-bonus-for-police-amid-rising-crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More from the Washington Examiner<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee III will step down from his position. A high-level source told NBC 4 Washington News that Contee will retire from the MPD and join the FBI. His new job will reportedly be assistant director of the FBI, something he is &#8220;thrilled&#8221; with. 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