'Mayor Bowser Announces Ashan Benedict as Interim Chief of Police'
“Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that she has named Ashan M. Benedict as the interim Chief of Police at the Metropolitan Police Department . Chief Benedict has served as the Executive Assistant Chief of Police at MPD since April 2021 when he was appointed by Chief Contee. As the Executive Officer of the MPD, he has been responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the department.
Before joining MPD, Chief Benedict served at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in several major posts, including as the Special Agent in Charge in the Washington, DC Field Division. He began his ATF career in 1998 as a special agent assigned to ATF’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force in Washington, DC.
Chief Benedict was the on-scene Incident Commander for ATF’s deployment at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Chief Benedict holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Fordham University and a Master of Arts degree in International Relations from Syracuse University, Maxwell School in Washington, DC. He is also a graduate of the Asian American Government Executive Network’s Senior Executive Service Development Program. He and his wife have three children and reside in Washington, DC.”
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