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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Terry Cole, chosen to take over DC's police force, has spent 22 years at DEA

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Terry Cole, as Washington’s “emergency police commissioner” as she carries out President Donald Trump's unprecedented decision to take over the Washington police department.

Bondi said she's giving Cole the powers of police chief and the Metropolitan Police Department must receive Cole's approval before issuing any orders.

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