Amid rising crime concerns in the District this summer, D.C. leaders have announced the nomination of a new chief of police for the Metropolitan Police Department. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the nomination of Pamela A. Smith as D.C.’s new chief on Monday.
Before being nominated as the District’s law enforcement leader, Smith served as Assistant Chief of the Homeland Security Bureau (HSB), which includes the Special Operations Division and the Joint Strategic & Tactical Analysis Command Center. Before taking her current post, Smith served as the MPD’s Chief Equity Officer (CEO), leading the department’s efforts on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).