Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia | |
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Metropolitan Police of the District of Columbia | |
Reports to | Mayor of the District of Columbia |
Seat | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Appointer | Mayor of the District of Columbia |
Precursor | Major and Superintendent |
Formation | 1953 |
First holder | Robert V. Murray |
Salary | $120,100 |
Website | http://MPDC.DC.gov |
The Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, generally simply referred to as the Chief of Police, is the head of the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C. The current acting Chief of Police is Pamela A. Smith, who succeeded interim chief, Ashan Benedict.[1][2]