Contee, a veteran of three decades on the District’s force, rose from cadet to the department’s highest ranks. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) appointed him acting chief Jan. 2, four days before the Capitol insurrection. ADHis handling of that deadly riot, with D.C. officers coming to the aid of the overrun Capitol Police force, brought him national acclaim. But council members trying to reinvent policing in the District focused on Contee’s narrative as a native Washingtonian. The acting chief has said his father used and sold drugs, even as Contee rose through the ranks of the police department.

Source: Washington Post March 31, 2021 18:53 UTC