Several top officials in the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in Washington, D.C. are facing termination regarding an investigation “into the manipulation of crime data,” according to a recent report.
“Three officials familiar with the situation” confirmed to the Washington Post that “multiple high-ranking” officials within the MPD were given “papers saying the department intends to fire them.”
The officials, who wished to remain anonymous, told the outlet that “at least some of the proposed terminations” are related to the investigation.
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In a press release on Tuesday from the D.C. Police Union, the union that represents 3,000 active MPD police officers, welcomed the department’s “decision to serve termination papers to multiple high-ranking command staff officials.”
“The DC Police Union, representing 3,000 active officers of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), today welcomes the Metropolitan Police Department’s decision to serve termination papers to multiple high-ranking command staff officials,” the press release said. “These actions,
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