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Washington police put 13 officers on administrative leave in internal crime statistics investigation
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Washington police put 13 officers on administrative leave in internal crime statistics investigation

The Independent·Gary Fields·27 days ago
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Washington interim Police Chief Jeffery Carroll said Tuesday that 13 officers have been placed on administrative leave in connection with an internal investigation into how the department keeps crime statistics, a subject that also has been looked into by Congress and the U.S. Attorney's Office. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Carroll said the officers were placed on administrative leave on Monday following an investigation that began earlier this year after a referral from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. He declined multiple times to talk about the specifics of the investigation. “What I can tell you is there were allegations of misconduct that were made, and based on those allegations, members were investigated, and the outcome is related to these individuals,” he said.…

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