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Mayor Muriel Bowser and Council Chairman Phil Mendelson announced a new collective bargaining agreement with the D.C. Fraternal Order of Police Union.

It includes a 13% pay raise for officers, sergeants, lieutenants and above in the D.C. police department. That raise is effective starting Oct. 1.

“They have a challenging job in normal circumstances. They’ve had an even more challenging job in the last weeks,” Bowser said. “They’ve played an important role in driving down crime, not just in the last two weeks, but especially in the last two years. And we are so grateful for their work.”

Mayor Bowser shared new initiatives to recruit and retain officers: expanding the take-home vehicle policy by adding 100 vehicles, supporting the removal of the m

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