The top police official in Washington, D.C., pressured commanders to lower classifications of crime and retaliated against those who reported spikes, creating a widespread culture of fear and ...

The Department of Justice is reportedly investigating whether the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., has been manipulating crime statistics following allegations made by President ...

The 23-year veteran has served as Smith’s understudy since 2023 and inherits a police force that is grappling with declining crime levels, a deportation-minded Trump administration eager for the MPD’s ...

D.C. crime statistics – and News4’s own reporting – are in the spotlight after President Donald Trump federalized the city’s police department on Monday. The president questioned MPD crime statistics ...

Jeffery Carroll will be Washington, D.C.’s interim Metropolitan Police Department chief, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced ...