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If you’re not subscribed to one of the D.C. police email lists, you may have missed the following message from Police Chief Cathy Lanier, sent out to thousands of residents around midnight last night, just a few hours after news broke of the arrest of D.C. Police officer Reggie Jones.

I was stunned and saddened to learn the outcome of a police investigation, which led detectives to arrest one of our own officers, here at the Metropolitan Police Department.

The homicide detectives are tasked with investigating deaths and building cases that will lead to arrests and convictions.

We want this arrest to send the message that no one is above the law.

We will not allow this department to be judged by one bad apple, rather we should be judged on how we handle that bad apple. In this case, that was with a swift arrest and certain justice to come.

Cathy L. Lanier
Chief of Police
Metropolitan Police Department
Washington, DC