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A new interim report released Sunday by the House Oversight Committee alleges that D.C. Police Chief Pamela A. Smith pressured senior commanders to manipulate crime data, directed them to downgrade ...

A new House committee report alleges the former DC police chief pressured officers to manipulate crime data to create the ...

A congressional committee's report says the police chief in Washington, D.C., pressured subordinates to manipulate department ...

The Justice Department has notified D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department that it completed its investigation into whether members of the department manipulated crime data to make crime rates appear ...

"Chief Pamela Smith coerced staff to report artificially low crime data and cultivated a culture of fear to achieve her ...

A new report from the House Oversight Committee alleges former D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith pressured officers to ...