DC leaders announce 13% MPD pay raise, officer hiring incentives amid Trump's takeover

WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Council Chairman Phil Mendelson on Wednesday announced a new collective bargaining agreement with the DC Fraternal Order of Police Union, including a 13% pay increase for officers, sergeants, lieutenants and above beginning Oct. 1. Bowser said the agreement is part of a broader strategy to recruit, retain and support officers at a time when the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has seen its sworn ranks shrink. These initiatives include: Expanding the MPD take-home vehicle policy by adding 100 vehicles for officers who are District residents which benefits neighborhoods by seeing a visible MPD...