DC police chief: 'You cannot coddle violent criminals,' as crime continues to spike

DC police chief: 'You cannot coddle violent criminals,' as crime continues to spike

WASHINGTON (SBG) – This weekend brought another wave of deadly violence,from Seattle to Columbus to Washington D. C. , part of a growing trend that includes 430 people killed in 915 shooting incidents just last week, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Caption: DC police chief: 'You cannot coddle violent criminals,' as crime continues to spike (SBG) It's become clear that anger is now boiling over. At a press conference Friday following…

DC Police Chief Goes Off On City Crime: Can't 'Coddle Violent Criminals’

'What they may require is to be off of our streets because they’re making it unsafe for us. And if that’s what it requires, then that’s what it requires.'

‘We can’t coddle violent criminals!’ DC police chief shreds media & ‘dysfunctional’ justice system after upscale district shooting

Washington, DC’s police chief took both the justice system and the media to task after another shooting in broad daylight this week, saying local courts are allowing violent criminals to run free as the press turns a blind eye.Briefing reporters on a brazen daytime shooting in an upscale DC district the day prior, Metropolitan Police chief Robert Contee decried an “unacceptable” wave of violence gripping some of the city’s neighborhoods, arguing…

‘You Cannot Coddle Violent Criminals’: DC Police Chief Calls Rising Crime ‘Unacceptable’

The Washington, D.C., police chief spoke to reporters Friday afternoon and called the rise in crime "unacceptable."

'Outraged' D.C. police chief calls on residents to reclaim city from violent criminals

The Washington, D.C., chief of police said it was "unacceptable" that violent criminals who are arrested can be back on the streets in communities just weeks after their arrest, challenging reporters at the scene of a shooting to examine how the justice system is broken. On Thursday evening, gunfire erupted in a popular area of the city, sending diners fleeing for their lives and resulting in two men being wounded. The shooting incident is part …

DC police chief makes urgent plea to get violent criminals off our streets

In the wake of Thursday evening's shooting in downtown Washington DC, Washington DC police chief Robert Contee made an urgent plea on Friday afternoon to get these violent criminals off of DC streets.