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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, D.C., have falsified data to make crime rates appear lower than they are, according to two people familiar with the probe who weren’t authorized to publicly discuss an open investigation. The investigation comes amid an escalating — and political — showdown between the Trump …

The Justice Department is investigating whether Washington, D.C., police manipulated data to make crime rates appear lower, two senior law enforcement officials confirmed to NBC News. The investigation is being run out of the office of the U.S. Attorney for D.C., Jeanine Pirro, the officials said. The probe comes after NBC affiliate NBC4 reported last month that a Metropolitan Police …

In Battle Over D.C. Police, Federal Prosecutors Open Inquiry Into Crime Data  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Bryan Kohberger developed a reputation for being sexist and creepy while attending a criminal justice program in the months before he killed four University of Idaho students in 2022, fellow grad students told investigators. His behavior was so problematic that one Washington State University faculty member told co-workers that if he ever became a professor, he would probably stalk or …

The Politics of Crime Are Perilous for Left and Right Alike  The New York Times Donald Trump says DC is a ‘horror show’. How should Democrats respond?  Financial Times Not every Democrat is fighting back against Trump’s D.C. police takeover  Axios Democrats face challenge in countering Trump on crime  The Hill Democrats Aren’t Fighting Trump’s D.C. Takeover Because They’ve Embraced “Law and Order” Politics  Home …

Members of the FBI and D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department conduct a traffic stop near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 14. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images Amid President Trump’s ongoing feud with the local leaders of the nation’s capital, both sides have pointed to crime statistics to make their case on how safe …

Twenty states and the District of Columbia sued the Justice Department on Monday for adding a new immigration enforcement rule to federal grants that assist victims of crime — arguing it’s part of the Trump administration’s crackdown against “sanctuary states.”  The lawsuit focuses on the Office for Victims of Crime, a 42-year-old division of the Justice Department that hands out …

Immigration Enforcement Takes Key Role in Trump’s D.C. Crime Crackdown  The New York Times Inside Week 1 of Trump’s ‘hostile takeover’ of D.C. police  The Washington Post White House official: Undocumented immigrants make up 40% of arrests in Trump takeover  WJLA Bondi scraps limits on cooperation between D.C. police and federal immigration agents  CBS News Trump wants to use traffic stops to target undocumented …

As President Donald Trump declared Washington, D.C., a crime-ridden wasteland in need of federal intervention this week and threatened similar federal interventions in other Black-led cities, several mayors compared notes. The president’s characterization of their cities contradicts what they began noticing last year: that they were seeing a drop in violent crime after a pandemic-era spike. In some cases the …

The federal takeover of D.C. Police was based on claims that crime is getting worse. But, journalists who’ve long covered the region remember a much more dangerous time. President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of the D.C. police department and deployment of the National Guard was based on claims that crime is “getting worse, not getting better.” But, journalists who have …