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Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said her city needs to "add hundreds more police" as the Trump administration’s federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department is winding down.

Bowser made the admission Wednesday while announcing "a new labor agreement between the District of Columbia and the DC Fraternal Order of the Police" aimed at bolstering officer retention and recruitment.

"Since I have been mayor, in the last ten years, it has been my priority to ensure that we're hiring the best of the best. That we are retaining the officers that we need to keep D.C. safe. And we've always believed that getting back to 4,000 officers is our goal. So, currently, we have a lot of room to grow our department," Bowser sai

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