Mitch Credle lives in the D.C. Metropolitan area where he has been intensely involved in community service, coaching and mentoring Washington D.C., youth since 1982.  He joined the Metropolitan Police Department in 1986 and began investigating homicides in 1991 and was responsible for investigating many high profile cases until 2013.  He also investigated sex related crimes for three years.  He retired from MPDC on October 31, 2015.  He has a B.A. in Criminal Justice.  His first book, Stranger in the Streets, was published in 2010.  His second book, Damaged Roots, was published in 2011.  He was inducted into the Cardozo High School Hall of Fame in 2011.  He lectures at area high schools and colleges about crime and justice.  He stills works with young people, exploring himself through writing, film and promoting local talent.  In 2016 his first feature film became the first movie to ever play at the historical Howard Theatre.  Both of his movies are on Amazon Prime, Tubi and Apple TV.  Mitch is also a certified film producer at DCTV.  He is currently working on a documentary titled 12 Years in Hell, which is about Washington, D.C. during the violent years of 1988 through 1999.  Appeared as himself in the Netflix documentary Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy, by Emmy Award winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson.  In 2017 Mitch co-founded a non-profit youth organization, Safe House DC, where youth are taught film production, digital media, financial literacy, entrepreneurship, job readiness, community police relationships and life skills.