Isaac "Ike" Fulwood Jr. (April 28, 1940 – September 1, 2017) was an American

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who served as the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia from July 1989 until September 1992. Chief Fulwood inherited a city plagued by high crime, a record homicide rate, as well as the height of the

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. His tenure was also marked by a strained relationship with

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, as Barry was arrested on federal drug charges just five months after Fulwood's appointment as police chief.

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Chiefs of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia American police officers African-American police officers Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia officers 1940 births 2017 deaths 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American people Eastern High School (Washington, D.C.) alumni {{US-law-enforcement-bio-stub