FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Zoe Ades, Communications Director
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COUNCILMEMBER BROOKE PINTO’S STATEMENT ON THE MAYOR’S NOMINATION OF ASSISTANT CHIEF PAMELA SMITH TO SERVE AS THE NEXT CHIEF OF POLICE
Councilmember Brooke Pinto issued the following statement on Mayor Bowser’s nomination of Assistant Chief Pamela Smith to serve as the Metropolitan Police Department’s next Chief of Police:
“I am glad to see Mayor Bowser nominate Assistant Chief Pamela Smith to serve as the Metropolitan Police Department’s next Chief of Police. Acting Chief Smith brings to this nomination a wide breadth of experience from a diversity of jurisdictions across the country, as well as an intimate knowledge of our city, MPD, and our law enforcement officers. In my conversations with Acting Chief Smith, she has shared her commitment to building stronger community relationships, improving trust in and coordination with the police, and increasing officer recruitment and retention. I look forward to holding a thorough confirmation process for this historic nominee that includes robust community input. I am eager to partner with our next Chief to ensure that they and our law enforcement officers have the tools they need to address the growing rates of crime and violence that are plaguing our communities.”