Peter Hermann

Washington, D.C.

Reporter covering crime, specifically the D.C. police department

Education: Marquette University, BA in journalism, communications

Peter Hermann has covered D.C. police and fire since the summer of 2012 for The Washington Post. He previously worked for the Baltimore Sun for 22 years, covering a Baltimore suburb and then the Baltimore Police Department. He wrote about crime as a columnist and served as an editor overseeing crime coverage. He also served as the Sun's Jerusalem bureau chief, covering the Middle East, including Israel, Egypt and Lebanon. He went to Iraq twice to cover the war. He now covers daily cops and crime, at times returning to Baltimore to report on crime and law enforcement.
Latest from Peter Hermann

Three found dead after vehicle plunges into Anacostia River

Three people were found dead after a vehicle plunged into the Anacostia River on Thursday near the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, D.C. fire officials said.

April 21, 2023

Man fatally shot in Southeast Washington, D.C. police say

Man fatally shot in Southeast Washington, D.C. police say

April 21, 2023

Off-duty D.C. police sergeant killed in motorcycle crash

Police said Sgt. Jin Park was heading home from an overnight shift when the crash occurred.

April 21, 2023

Prosecutors say no charges against man who stabbed suspected carjacker

The suspected carjacker, 29-year-old Devon Jones, died shortly after being stabbed and crashing the stolen vehicle.

April 20, 2023

Internal report clears officers of wrongdoing in Swann Street arrests

Racial justice demonstrators had complained police used excessive force after trapping them on the street in Northwest D.C.

April 20, 2023

Man fatally shot on Rhode Island Avenue in Northwest Washington

The victim was identified as Raymond Carter III, 25, of Southeast Washington.

April 20, 2023

D.C. police staffing reaches half-century low as homicides rise

Officers are leaving faster than they can be replaced, forcing the department to spend millions on overtime, the police chief said.

April 18, 2023

Man arrested in fatal stabbing after dispute on Metrobus in Wheaton area

Police said the slaying occurred when the two men got off the bus after an argument.

April 18, 2023

Children sickened with drugged candy at Rockville school, police say

Police said the 7-year-olds tasted what they thought was candy but was in fact an edible believed to have been laced with a "methamphetamine related drug."

April 18, 2023

Suspected carjacker gets stabbed, crashes stolen car and dies, D.C. police say

Police said the person who was carjacked was not harmed. They said the person who stabbed the suspected carjacker fled and has not been located.

April 14, 2023