DC police, Trump and crime statistics
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The Justice Department is investigating whether D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department manipulated crime data to make crime rates appear lower, two senior law enforcement officials tell NBC News.
At least one high-ranking officer has been suspended so far over the disturbing allegations, which the DC Police Union has said effectively reflect standard operating procedure.
The federal government takes control of Washington DC police operations as DEA Administrator Terry Cole seeks to enforce immigration compliance and reduce crime.
The incident came before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky canceled an interview with Baier Monday evening
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DC police respond to 'person in crisis' barricaded in vehicle
Police are currently on the scene in Northeast D.C., where a person in crisis has barricaded herself inside a vehicle.
A former NYPD detective said the way in which DC police are handling the investigation into the death of a congressional intern is "unusual."
"While federal assistance gives us a boost, we must repeal the misguided Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Act in order to make these changes permanent," the union said
DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit Friday against the Trump administration over its moves to take over the city’s police department and appoint an emergency commission
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