Brace yourself, Washington—your crime numbers might be as cooked as a holiday ham. A bombshell report from the House Oversight Committee has exposed that Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith allegedly pressured her staff to fudge crime statistics, painting a rosier picture of D.C.’s streets than reality warrants. It’s a scandal that raises serious questions about trust in local law enforcement leadership.
The crux of this story is a disturbing pattern of manipulation, where Chief Smith reportedly pushed commanders to downplay crime data, prioritizing optics over actual public safety, according to the committee’s findings.
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