DC police misclassification scandal: 13 officials face firing after internal probe
TL;DR
An internal affairs review of the DC Police Department found officials manipulated crime classifications to lower reported crime, including a sergeant recategorizing thefts as lesser offenses or lost property. The 554-page report cites about two dozen additional potential reclassifications and has led to 13 top officers facing termination, with the department under federal scrutiny. While investigators criticized leadership, there’s no evidence former chief Pamela A. Smith ordered misclassification; reforms are being implemented under interim leadership.
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- Inside the probe that has 13 top D.C. police officials fighting for their jobs The Washington Post
- MPD chief: 13 officers disciplined over allegations of crime data manipulation NBC4 Washington
- 13 D.C. officers placed on leave in crime statistics investigation Police1
- DC mayor responds to police suspensions over alleged crime stat manipulation WTOP
- Pirro ‘not surprised’ after DC officers placed on leave amid crime stats probe The Hill
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