WASHINGTON — DC Police Chief Pamela Smith pushed officers to lower crime statistics “by any means necessary,” including by categorizing even some violent offenses so they weren’t reported publicly, ...

WASHINGTON — DC Police Chief Pamela Smith pushed officers to lower crime statistics “by any means necessary,” including by categorizing even some violent offenses so they weren’t reported publicly, ...

Jeffery Carroll will be named D.C.'s interim police chief following the resignation of Pamela Smith and amid allegations that police officials manipulated crime data, sources familiar with the ...

Chief Pamela Smith called serving as DC’s police chief the greatest honor of her career. She thanked Mayor Bowser, the DC Council, and residents for their trust and support. Smith said the department ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chief Pamela A. Smith of the DC Metropolitan Police Department at a news conference on January 6, 2021. - Daniel Heuer/AFP/Getty ...

DC Police Chief Pamela Smith announced on Monday that she is resigning from her position. This resignation happened months after the "chain of command" controversy in August 2025. Meanwhile, a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The police chief in the nation’s capital pressured subordinates to manipulate department data to artificially lower the city’s crime rates, according to a report by a Republican-led ...