Ted Oberg

What to Know Washington, DC's 911 system has been plagued with computer dispatch system issues and staffing shortages over the past year.

A slew of unplanned computer dispatch outages, major staffing shortages and a criminal probe are hanging over Washington, D.C.’s 911 center. As police continue to investigate one of those outages, which coincided with the death of a 5-month-old baby, District officials spoke to reporters Monday about the issues that have plagued the call center.

Here's what the News4's I-Team found in D.C. Office of Unified Communications data, including that an average of 202 people each day since July 1 hang up on 911 after waiting at least 15 seconds on hold

Nearly 2,700 MPD officers worked 33 extra hours each from July 21 to 27, costing about $8 million total, the department told News4 on Wednesday.

Days after an Internal Affairs agent called News4 asking for names of confidential sources, D.C. police issued a division order to all Internal Affairs investigators to back off the practice.

Four title companies doing business in D.C. are set to pay over $3 million in penalties for operating an illegal kickback scheme, the Office of the Attorney General announced Thursday.

Now is the time to try to pry loved ones away from extremist groups, experts told the News4 I-Team

Following D.C. Council member Trayon White’s bribery arrest earlier this month, the D.C. government has launched a wide-ranging review of violence interruption work. An affidavit released after White’s arrest alleges the D.C. Council member took bribes to influence violence interruption contracts within D.C.’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement. White has not been indicted, nor commented on the allegations, though…

In a court filing this week, one-time D.C. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Kerkhoff Muyskens denied any wrongdoing while prosecuting hundreds of protesters arrested in D.C. during Donald Trump’s 2017 inauguration.

D.C. Council member Brooke Pinto Pinto pledged to hold monthly oversight hearings to figure out what needs fixing at the 911 center. She said she will conduct unannounced visits to the center every other week