Violent crime is rising in the nation’s capital. DC seeks solutions as Congress keeps close watch 

Violent crime is rising sharply, fueled by more homicides and carjackings.

Pamela Smith’s voice soared and quivered like a preacher in midsermon as she recalled her troubled childhood and how it helped prepare her for the challenges she faces as the new police chief in the nation’s capital.

“I stand before you as a child who had no hopes, who had no dreams — they were far beyond my reach. But I believe that all things are possible,” she said at her  today!

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