D.C. police chief: Average homicide suspect has 11 prior arrests before committing murder

DC Police Chief Floats an Idea for Reducing Violent Crime That's So Radical It Just Might Work - The Truth About Guns

As crime continues to skyrocket in the nation's Capitol, Metropolitan Police Department Police Chief Robert Contee had a radical idea for addressing the issue: stop releasing criminals back onto the street and keep them hind bars.

D.C. police chief: Average homicide suspect has 11 prior arrests before committing murder

“If we really want to see homicides go down … keep bad guys with guns in jail,” Chief Robert Contee said

Police Chief Unloads on Lack of Jail Time for 'Bad Guys With Guns'

‘Keep Violent People in Jail’ to Reduce Growing Crime Rate: DC Police Chief

Keeping criminals in jail, and not letting them loose among the general populace is the way to reverse the increasing homicide rate in Washington, according to Robert Contee, chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

DC Police Chief Says City Needs To ‘Keep Violent People in Jail’

Facing a record spike in homicides, Washington, D.C.'s chief of police on Monday said the city needs to "keep violent people in jail." "What we got to do, if we really want to see homicides go down, is keep bad guys with guns in jail," police chief Robert Contee said during a press conference alongside…

DC Police Chief Says City Needs To 'Keep Violent People in Jail'

Facing a record spike in homicides, Washington, D.C.'s chief of police on Monday said the city needs to "keep violent people in jail."