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DC Police officer dies in motorcycle crash

Sergeant Jin Park was an 11-year veteran of the department and a Ribbon of Valor recipient.

WASHINGTON — DC Police say one of their officers died in a motorcycle crash while on his way home from a shift on Friday morning. The crash happened at Piney Branch Road Northwest and Aspen Street Northwest. 

Sergeant Jin Park was assigned to D.C.'s fourth district. He was an 11-year veteran of the department and a Ribbon of Valor recipient.

“It is with a heavy heart that we mourn the loss of an admired and beloved MPD Sergeant. Our heartfelt sympathies are with the Park family, friends, and colleagues during this difficult time. Let us honor his memory and find strength in the knowledge that his actions with our department had a positive impact on all those around him,” Police Chief Robert Contee III said in a press statement.

Credit: MPD

The circumstances surrounding the crash have not been made public.

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