The Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, generally simply referred to as the Chief of Police, is the head of the
Metropolitan Police Department of
Washington, D.C. The post is currently held by Robert J. Contee III who assumed the position on January 2, 2021.
History
In 1861, the Metropolitan Police Board unanimously chose one of its members,
William Benning Webb
William Benning Webb (September 17, 1825 March 13, 1896) was an American politician and attorney who was the Police Superintendent of Washington, D.C., and president of the board of commissioners for the District of Columbia, U.S., from 1886 ...
, to serve as the first chief of the Metropolitan Police, the formal title at the time being "Major and Superintendent".
With effect from September 16, 1952,
the rank and title of Major and Superintendent was abolished and replaced with the position of Chief of Police. Robert V. Murray would be the last Major and Superintendent and the first Chief of Police of the MPD,
In 1953 Congress passed the District Government Reorganization Act, establishing a new Metropolitan Police Department with effect from June 26, 1953.
Heads of the Metropolitan Police
The Metropolitan Police has
comprehensive listonline of past and present police chiefs.
Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department
Chief of Police, Metropolitan Police
Major and Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police
References
External links
* {{official website, http://mpdc.dc.gov/
Police Chiefs - Past and Present112 Stat. 100, Pub. L. 105-174, § 10007 District of Columbia Chief of Police