Metro Special Police Dept.

At MSPD our comradery and unit cohesion is strong. Purpose and fulfillment comes easily when you are working daily in your community to improve the lives of residents and visitors.

As our department grows, we need diverse and talented individuals who can answer the call to protect and serve their communities. Do you have what it takes to wear our uniform? If so, consider a career with MSPD.

Interested applicants can apply on our website at www.metrospd.org

Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.

MSPD is an equal opportunity employer.

Congratulations to our newest member of the MSPD family! Officer Malone was sworn in today with our department as a Special Police Officer. We are excited to have him and we know he is going to make a positive impact in the community.

Time flies when you are having fun! Just ask MCPL Beard who just celebrated his 3rd Year Service Anniversary with MSPD. We appreciate all of his hard work and dedication. Again, congratulations on this milestone in your career.

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in service of the United States of America’s Armed Forces.

Memorial Day can be traced back to the Civil War (which ended in 1865) and a desire to honor our dead. On the 5th of May in 1868, General John Logan who was the national commander of the Grand Army of the republic, officially proclaimed it in his General Order No. 11.

With the Congressional passage of the National Holiday Act of 1971 (P.L. 90 – 363), it is now observed on the last Monday in May by almost every state.

Have a safe holiday and remember that freedom is not free. Freedom was fought for and obtained by those service members willing to die for this cause.

Rank is not given, it is earned through hard work, sacrifices, reliability, and dedication. Congratulations to Sgt Miller on being appointed to the rank of Patrol Sergeant! We appreciate all of your hard work and dedication to MSPD and your community.

Rank is not given, it is earned through hard work, sacrifices, reliability, and dedication. Congratulations to Sgt Barclay on being appointed to the rank of Patrol Sergeant! We appreciate all of your hard work and dedication to MSPD and your community.

Happy National Police Week!

In 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15 falls, as National Police Week. Established by a joint resolution of Congress in 1962, National Police Week pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others.

Congratulations to our newest member of the MSPD family! Officer Borders was sworn in today with our department as a Special Police Officer. We are excited to have him and we know he is going to make a positive impact in the community.

Congratulations to our newest member of the MSPD family! Officer Young was sworn in today with our department as a Special Police Officer. We are excited to have him and we know he is going to make a positive impact in the community.

Congratulations to Ofc. Kelley Jr. for being awarded “Officer of the Month” for March 2024! We appreciate all of your hard work and dedication to MSPD and your community.

From our family at MSPD to your family, have a safe and Happy Easter.

Time flies when you are having fun! Just ask Master Cpl. Slaughter Jr. who just celebrated his 5th Year Service Anniversary with MSPD. Master Cpl. Slaughter Jr. was presented with his 5 years of service. We appreciate all of his hard work and dedication. Again, congratulations on this milestone in your career.

The men and women of the Metro Special Police Department send our prayers and condolences to the fallen firefighter from last night’s home explosion in Sterling. He has been identified as Firefighter Trevor Brown, 45, of the Sterling Volunteer Fire Company and affiliated with the Loudoun County Fire and Rescue.

Please keep Firefighter Brown’s family, friends, and colleagues in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.

Congratulations to our newest member of the MSPD family! Officer Murphy was sworn in today with our department as a Special Police Officer. We are excited to have him and we know he is going to make a positive impact in the community.

The men and women of the Metro Special Police Department offer our thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery to the three Washington Metropolitan Police Dept. officers shot this morning while serving a warrant.

Time flies when you are having fun! Just ask Ofc. Henry who just celebrated his 2 Year Service Anniversary with MSPD. We appreciate all of his hard work and dedication. Again, congratulations on this milestone in your career.

Time flies when you are having fun! Just ask Ofc. Calle who just celebrated his 2 Year Service Anniversary with MSPD. We appreciate all of his hard work and dedication. Again, congratulations on this milestone in your career.

Congratulations to Master Corporal Barclay for being awarded “Officer of the Month” for January 2024! We appreciate all of your hard work and dedication to MSPD and your community.

We are excited that our CALEA accreditation decals just came in today for our cruisers. We knew we needed something to add that finishing touch to our fleet to make it picture perfect, but we didn’t know what it was until now.

Our fleet was missing the decals to display that we are the gold standard in public safety. Therefore, we have started to proudly display these decals on our fleet and they match perfectly with our colors of black, blue, and silver.

Time flies when you are having fun! Just ask Cpl. Miller who just celebrated his 1 Year Service Anniversary with MSPD. We appreciate all of his hard work and dedication. Again, congratulations on this milestone in your career.

Congratulations to our newest member of the MSPD family! Officer Kelley was sworn in today with our department as a Special Police Officer. We are excited to have him and we know he is going to make a positive impact in the community.

Happy Thanksgiving from our family at MSPD to your family. May you have a safe and blessed holiday.

They said it could not be done and that it was impossible. But through hard work and perseverance we proved them wrong. We are officially the first agency in Washington, DC under DCMR Title 6A-11 to be accredited by CALEA for basic law enforcement (LE1). We were unanimously approved by the CALEA commissioners during our hearing.

The CALEA Accreditation programs provide public safety agencies with an opportunity to voluntarily meet an established set of professional standards, which require:

Comprehensive and uniform written directives that clearly define authority, performance, and responsibilities. Reports and analyses to make fact-based and informed management decisions. Preparedness to address natural or man-made critical incidents. Community relationship-building and maintenance. Independent review by subject matter experts. Continuous pursuit of excellence through annual reviews and other assessment measures.

We thank all of those employees (past and present) and others who have helped us on this four year journey to bring home the gold standard in policing to Washington, DC.

We challenge our neighboring agencies (Washington Metropolitan Police Dept., University of the District of Columbia Police Department, DC Public Library Police Department, District of Columbia Housing Authority Police Department, DC Public Schools Police - Law Enforcement Division, DC Department of General Services Protective Services Police Department, Mayor Bowser, and The Council of the District of Columbia) to join the gold standard of public safety and get their accreditation. We are willing to help with this journey of law enforcement excellence.

Veterans Day is a good time to remember that our freedom isn’t guaranteed. On this day, we honor all current and former members of the Armed Services. Our country’s greatness is built on the foundation of your courage and sacrifice.

It’s protected by the men and women in our Armed Services. There’s no way to thank our veterans for everything they sacrifice for our freedom, but on Veterans Day, we have to try. So thank you to all our service men and women, both past and present.

We are excited to announce our newest staff member, Ms. Bracken. She will be serving in a civilian capacity as our newest Human Resource Specialist in the Office of Human Resources and Recrutment. We know she is going to bring positive results to MSPD.

Time flies when you are having fun! Just ask MCpl. Barclay who just celebrated his 2 Year Service Anniversary with MSPD. We appreciate all of his hard work and dedication. Again, congratulations on this milestone in your career.

Congratulations to Lt. Slaughter on his recent promotion from 2nd Lieutenant to 1st Lieutenant! We are excited for your continued growth and leadership development with MSPD. We wish you the best of luck in your new role as a Patrol and Special Operations 1st Lieutenant with MSPD.

Congratulations to our newest member of the MSPD family! Officer Bonacci was sworn in today with our department as a Special Police Officer. We are excited to have him and we know he is going to make a positive impact in the community.

Congratulations to our newest member of the MSPD family! Officer Bigesby was sworn in today with our department as a Special Police Officer. We are excited to have him and we know he is going to make a positive impact in the community.