Overview
- At a walkout ceremony Friday, Pamela Smith said she would never compromise her integrity or tell anyone to change crime numbers.
- She ended her remarks with a profane message to critics, a moment recorded by local media.
- The House Oversight Committee has alleged she pressured commanders to reclassify offenses and route certain cases through her office to lower publicly reported crime.
- Mayor Muriel Bowser called the committee’s account biased and accused it of cherry-picking quotes without context.
- Executive Assistant Chief Jeffery Carroll was named interim chief as federal and congressional examinations of MPD crime statistics continue.