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Police departments are struggling with a shortage of officers because of mass resignations since protests last summer over racism and police brutality, along with calls to “abolish” and “defund” the police. As a result, officers who remain have heavier caseloads. (Associated Press)

Cops vacancies overwhelm short-staffed police departments

Ward Six Councilmember Charles Allen speaks during the District of Columbia Inauguration ceremony at the Convention Center in Washington, Friday, Jan. 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

D.C. Council OKs early release of violent offenders with veto-proof majority

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Early release of some violent offenders nears final approval by D.C. Council

District of Columbia Police Chief Peter Newsham, joined by District of Columbia Council member Charles Allen, left and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine, speaks during a news conference at One Judiciary Square in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Peter Newsham resignation surprises top D.C. lawmaker

Christina Henderson. (Photo courtesy of Christina Henderson)

Christina Henderson, Janeese George, Brooke Pinto elected to D.C. Council

Council member Vincent Gray had an amendment to include Northeast and Southeast as being eligible for tax abatements for affordable housing. (Associated Press)

D.C. Council approves amendments to $16 billion budget

"The amendments I am circulating today will reverse a policy choice that I now regret — a new tax," D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

D.C. Council cuts ad sales tax, $18 million from budget

Washington, D.C. City Council Chairman Phil Mendelson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 12, 2016, before a House Oversight Government Operations subcommittee hearing on whether the District of Columbia government truly has the power to spend local tax dollars without approval by Congress. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

D.C. Council postpones vote on ad sales tax, budget

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, accompanied by DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, right, speaks at a news conference on city updates in response to the coronavirus at the University of the District of Columbia Community College, Friday, March 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

D.C. Council gives first approval to $16.7 billion budget that cuts police funding

Witnesses at Monday's Justice and Public Safety Committee hearing want D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's revised fiscal 2021 budget, which includes a 3.3% increase for police, to be rejected. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

D.C. Council gets earful with calls from residents to defund police

In this image provided by the Executive Office of the Mayor, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser stands on the rooftop of the Hay Adams Hotel near the White House and looks out at the words 'Black Lives Matter' that have been painted in bright yellow letters on the street by city workers and activists, Friday, June 5, 2020, in Washington. (Executive Office of the Mayor/Khalid Naji-Allah via AP) ** FILE **

Muriel Bowser, Police Union take issue with D.C. emergency police reforms

In this image provided by the Executive Office of the Mayor, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser stands on the rooftop of the Hay Adams Hotel near the White House and looks out at the words 'Black Lives Matter' that have been painted in bright yellow letters on the street by city workers and activists, Friday, June 5, 2020, in Washington. (Executive Office of the Mayor/Khalid Naji-Allah via AP) ** FILE **

Muriel Bowser says ‘no’ to defunding police department

D.C. Council member Jack Evans speaks to a reporter in the Council Chambers before a Committee of the Whole Meeting at the Wilson Building in Washington on Feb. 4, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) **FILE**

Jack Evans’ Fair Elections participation criticized by D.C. Council

At-large Council member Anita Bonds, speaks during the 2015 District of Columbia Inauguration ceremony at the Convention Center in Washington, Friday, Jan. 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

D.C. Council introduces bill requiring landlords to provide air conditioning to elderly tenants

D.C. Council member Jack Evans speaks to a reporter in the Council Chambers before a Committee of the Whole Meeting at the Wilson Building in Washington on Feb. 4, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) **FILE**

All of D.C. Council condemns Jack Evans’ decision to run

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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council are wringing their hands over how to stem the flow of officers either retiring or moving to better paying and less dangerous jurisdictions. .(Ryan M. McDermott/The Washington Times/File)

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