
Metro officers and officials investigate the scene where an escaped male chimpanzee was shot and killed by a Metro officer, seen below the blue tent, on Ann Road just east of Jones Boulevard in North Las Vegas on Thursday, July 12, 2012. The chimpanzee, along with another female chimpanzee, escaped from a private residence near the scene. Metro police subdued and captured the female and shot and killed the male.

Metro officers and officials investigate the scene where an escaped male chimpanzee was shot and killed by a Metro officer, seen below the blue tent, on Ann Road just east of Jones Boulevard in North Las Vegas on Thursday, July 12, 2012. The chimpanzee, along with another female chimpanzee, escaped from a private residence near the scene. Metro police subdued and captured the female and shot and killed the male.

Washington Metropolitan Police Department property clerk approves release of Lt. Augustine Kim's firearms. Photo by Emily Miller for The Washington Times.

Washington Metropolitan Police Department property clerk approves release of Lt. Augustine Kim's firearms. Photo by Emily Miller for The Washington Times.

Officers Vincent Lucky, left, and Derrick King, both with the Honor Guard, wait for the VIPs to arrive at the Deanwood Recreation Center in Northeast Washington, D.C. for the official kickoff of the annual National Night Out celebrationTuesday, Aug. 2, 2011. Metropolitan Police Department officers around the District reach out to the community on National Night Out in an effort to improve police-community relations. In front of the two officers is Rosie the horse, ridden by Officer Andy Chandler of the Special Operations Division. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Richmond Diallo Binns Phillips, a Metropolitan Police Department officer, was charged in the deaths of Wynetta Wright, 20, and 1-year-old Jaylin Wright, who family members said was his daughter. (Prince George's County Police Department)

**FILE** A Secret Service agent stands guard in Washington at the scene where President Reagan, Agent Timothy McCarthy and a Washington police officer were shot during an assassination attempt on March 30, 1981. (Associated Press)

Washington Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier's impartiality has been called into question by Micheaux Bishop, who is appealing her firing from the police force. Ms. Bishop wants the chief to recuse herself. (The Washington Times)

Assistant Chief Diane Groomes. (Courtesy of the Metropolitan Police Department)