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

Search for Kennedy family members missing in Chesapeake Bay has ‘turned from rescue to recovery’

Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, 40, and her 8-year-old son, Gideon, had gone missing Thursday. McKean is the daughter of former Md. lieutenant governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy.

Apr 3, 2020

Toddler killed in Northeast Washington had blunt-force injuries, police say

D.C. police are investigating the killing of a 2-year-old boy.

Apr 2, 2020

Man throws rocks at paramedic vehicle in Southeast Washington

Two occupants were not injured, and no arrest has been made, police said.

Mar 31, 2020

Father said warnings to son to stay off streets went unheeded. The young man was killed in his D.C. neighborhood.

Marquis Osborne, 21, was fatally shot near the Waterfront Metro station on Wednesday afternoon

Mar 28, 2020

Patrolling the beat while keeping a distance: Police officers face new rules, rhythms amid pandemic

Officers are trying to enforce social distancing restrictions while still doing their jobs.

Mar 27, 2020

Police arrest suspects in two unrelated killings in Anacostia and Columbia Heights

A woman and a man were killed in the shootings in March.

Mar 27, 2020

D.C. police force recovering from retirement surge, but more officers are quitting

Police chief is urging the D.C. Council to keep a program to rehire retired officers to augment young force

Mar 26, 2020

Man’s body found hanging from tree in Northwest Washington

D.C. police said they suspect suicide.

Mar 26, 2020

Man fatally shot near Waterfront Metro station; another killed in Southeast

The first shooting happened outside a Safeway store, D.C. police said.

Mar 26, 2020

Break-ins at two Anacostia eateries leave owners frustrated during the coronavirus crisis

D.C. police say rocks were thrown into Busboys and Poets, Turning Natural juice bar.

Mar 25, 2020

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