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- MPD Seeking Suspect in Navy Yard Stabbing
The Metropolitan Police Department is searching for a suspect in a stabbing which occurred in Navy Yard.
On Friday, July 25th, 2025, at approximately 8:41pm, officers from the First District responded to the 1100 block of First Street Southeast for reports of a stabbing. Upon arrival officers discovered an adult male who was suffering from a stab wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital conscious and breathing.
The suspect was captured by surveillance camera footage and can be seen in the photo at right:
- Wanted Suspect Apprehended in 2024 Kentucky Avenue Homicide
The Metropolitan Police Department announces the apprehension of a suspect involved in a 2024 Homicide in Southeast.
On Monday, October 21, 2024, at approximately 9:44 a.m., First District officers responded to 16th Street and Kentucky Avenue, Southeast, for reports of a shooting. Officers located an adult male, unconscious and not breathing, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. DC Fire and EMS responded, yet despite life-saving efforts the victim was pronounced deceased on the scene.
The victim has been identified as 23-year-old Jakele Allen of Northeast, DC.
On Thursday, July 24, 2025, members of the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force located and arrested 36-year-old Kareem Thomas of Bronx, NY, in Mount Vernon, New York. Thomas was wanted on a DC Superior Court arrest warrant for Second Degree Murder while Armed (Gun). Thomas will go through the extradition process to be returned to Washington, DC, where he will face charges.
- MPD Investigating Southeast Burglary
The Metropolitan Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance in identifying suspects and a vehicle involved in a burglary of a restaurant in Southeast.
On Friday, July 18, 2025, at approximately 3:38 a.m., the suspects broke a glass window of a restaurant in the Unit block of I Street, Southeast and entered the establishment. While inside, the suspects took money. The suspects fled the scene in an awaiting vehicle.
The suspects’ vehicle is described as a dark gray, four door, Honda Accord last seen displaying an unknown Maryland temporary tag. The rear passenger door window appears to be broken and is covered with dark plastic bag.
The suspects and their vehicle were captured by surveillance cameras and can be seen in the photos above.
- MPD Response to DC Auditor Report
Chief Pamela Smith and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) acknowledge receipt of the Auditor’s report released today regarding the Karon Hylton-Brown case. One of the report’s central concerns is Chief Smith’s departure from the findings of the Internal Affairs investigation and the termination recommendation issued by MPD’s Disciplinary Review Division (DRD). However, the audit does not account for a critical development: both the Internal Affairs report and the DRD recommendation were issued prior to the members being pardoned and the criminal cases against them being dismissed with prejudice.
At the time, Internal Affairs and DRD were bound to consider the prosecution’s arguments and the criminal verdicts then in effect. Once those cases were dismissed, MPD conducted a comprehensive administrative review, including evidence that had been excluded from the criminal trial. That review found no indication of criminal conduct—either during the attempted stop and pursuit or in the members’ subsequent actions.
Furthermore, because the members were pardoned while their cases were still under appeal, MPD could no longer rely on the criminal convictions when determining disciplinary outcomes. As a result, MPD proceeded with administrative cases focused on policy violations and imposed discipline in accordance with its established disciplinary framework.
MPD communicated its legal obligations under DC Circuit Court precedent regarding pardons in its July 9, 2025, response to the Auditor. That binding precedent remains unaddressed in the audit.
Chief Smith and MPD remain committed to upholding best practices in law enforcement. Notably, the majority of the audit’s recommendations pertain to areas already covered by MPD policy and integrated into current practice. MPD will continue to maintain and strengthen these standards. Other recommendations—such as the suggestion that the Chief of Police directly engage with Internal Affairs investigators and the disciplinary director—were declined due to the potential chilling effect on the independence of these essential oversight functions.
MPD has submitted a detailed response to the audit, including its rationale for decisions made in this administrative matter, which can be found here.