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Jul 11, 2019

Two Pedestrians Were Killed By An SUV Driver Who Barreled Into A Northwest D.C. Park

Police say the driver may have been speeding.

May 19, 2015

$2.2 Million Settlement Would Reform How The Park Police Handles Mass Protests

It stems from the mass arrests at Pershing Park in 2002.

Mar 06, 2011

U.S. Park Police Drew a Gun on Unleashed Dogs

Photo by afagen. Yesterday around noon, D.C. resident Beverly McIntyre and her partner were playing with their dogs in the field near Klingle Mansion in Rock Creek Park. Their two dogs, an 8-year-old Golden Retriever mix and a 2-year-old hound mix, were off the leash, playing in the field. Before they knew what had happened, they saw a Parks Police officer with his gun drawn, threatening to shot their dogs if they weren’t leashed…

 
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