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Pulliam’s paid administrative leave came a week after he filed an equal employment opportunity complaint against an assistant chief over accusations that the department deliberately falsified crime data. The Police union, meanwhile, claims police supervisors in the department manipulate crime data to make it appear violent crime has fallen considerably compared to last year.
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“D. C. gave Fake Crime numbers to create a false illusion of safety,” President Trump wrote on Truth Social Monday night.
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The DOJ has yet to articulate what specific crimes DC police officials have committed beyond ‘manipulating data.’
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser flipped out, of course, touting what she says is a drop in violent crime that happened before President Trump brought in hundreds of National Guard troops and federal law enforcement officers to join local PD – also taken over by the Trump admin – in fighting what Trump called a crime emergency. DC statistics showed violent crime down 27% year-over-year, and homicides down 11% – numbers that are now being called into question.
“We are not experiencing a spike in crime,” Bowser told MSNBC. “In fact, we’re watching our crime numbers go down.”
Sure you are!
* Original Article:
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/jeanine-pirro-launches-doj-investigation-whether-dc-has-been-faking-crime-data
