It will take years before police are at full staff

While the D.C. City Council responded to the public outcry over recent slayings by approving a plan to add 450 officers to the District police force, it’ll take several years before all the new police hit the streets.

With the city under a 30-day crime emergency, the council agreed last week to increase the size of its police force from 3,800 to 4,250 officers at a cost of about $28 million.