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Andrea Noble was a crime and public safety reporter for The Washington Times.

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Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier said that even before decriminalization took effect, police did not actively pursue many marijuana possession charges. "Officers for the last 20 years have avoided possession of marijuana arrests because they've not been prosecuted for many, many years," Chief Lanier said. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

D.C. officials, privacy advocates spar over police body cameras

A plan put forward by the District's mayor and police chief to outfit officers with body cameras but not allow public release of the video would undermine the program's goal of creating more transparency and accountability, say researchers studying the emerging technology.

May 7, 2015
FBI crime scene investigators document evidence outside the Curtis Culwell Center, Monday, May 4, 2015, in Garland, Texas. Two men opened fire with assault weapons on police Sunday night who were guarding a contest for Muslim Prophet Muhammed cartoons. A police officer returned fire killing both men. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade)

White House raises ‘lone wolf’ scenario in Texas attack

The White House said Wednesday that the shooting in Texas for which the Islamic State has claimed responsibility was consistent with a lone-wolf attack, while a terrorism watch group said the violence may have been inspired by an al-Shabab extremist from Minnesota who is wanted by the FBI.

May 6, 2015
The interim director of the District's Department of Forensic Sciences says it could cost up to $800 per case to outsource DNA testing after a national accreditation board ordered the city's crime lab to stop in-house testing. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

D.C. crime lab chief paints pricey future

The interim director of the District's Department of Forensic Sciences says it could cost up to $800 per case to outsource DNA testing after a national accreditation board ordered the city's crime lab to stop in-house testing.

May 4, 2015
D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (Associated Press) **FILE**

D.C. Council plans to clarify reproductive health care law

The D.C. Council plans to advance a clarification of a new law to emphasize that it does not require employers to provide insurance coverage for reproductive health care options for which they have moral or religious objections.

May 4, 2015
D.C. police Chief Cathy L. Lanier (The Washington Times) **FILE**

ACLU slams D.C. police body camera program on disclosure

The American Civil Liberties Union is urging the District to postpone its plans to provide body cameras to Metropolitan Police Department officers, challenging the mayor's plan to keep the videos from public view.

April 30, 2015
A woman walks past the Consolidated Forensics Laboratory in Washington, D.C., on Monday. The facility is a 351,000-square-foot building that consolidates public safety forensic science and public health efforts into one facility. Different divisions plan to move into the facility in waves. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times) **FILE**

D.C. told to suspend in-house DNA testing

A national accreditation board that oversees forensic laboratories has ordered the District to suspend in-house DNA testing at its crime lab following completion of an audit that found staff lacked training and were using inadequate procedures.

April 27, 2015