Weeks before President Donald Trump federalized the Washington, D.C., police, the Metropolitan Police Department was hit with accusations of allegedly juking crime stats for more favorable results.
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JustweeksbeforePresidentDonaldTrumpfederalizedtheWashington,D.C.,policeforceovercrimewoes,theMetropolitanPoliceDepartmentwashitwithaccusationsofallegedlyjukingcrimestatsformorefavorableresults.
“Whenourmembersrespondtothesceneofafelonyoffensewherethereisavictimreportingthatafelonyoccurred,inevitablytherewillbealieutenantoracaptainthatwillshowuponthatsceneanddirectthosememberstotakeareportforalesseroffense,”D.C.PoliceUnionchairmanGreggPembertontoldNBCWashingtoninJulyofanallegedtrendtomanipulatecrimestats.
“So,insteadoftakingareportforashootingorastabbingoracarjacking,theywillorderthatofficertotakeareportforatheftoraninjuredpersontothehospitalorafelonyassault,whichisnotthesametypeofclassification.”
TheaccusationsfromtheunionchieffollowedthepolicedepartmentsuspendingWashington,D.C.,police
