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DC police accused of changing crime stats just weeks before Trump federalized city
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Just weeks before President Donald Trump federalized the Washington, D.C., police force over crime woes, the Metropolitan Police Department was hit with accusations of allegedly juking crime stats for more favorable results.
«When our members respond to the scene of a felony offense where there is a victim reporting that a felony occurred, inevitably there will be a lieutenant or a captain that will show up on that scene and direct those members to take a report for a lesser offense,» D.C. Police Union chairman Gregg Pemberton told NBC Washington in July of an alleged trend to manipulate crime stats.
«So, instead of taking a report for a shooting or a stabbing or a carjacking, they will order that officer to take a report for a theft or an injured person to the hospital or a felony assault, which is not the same type of classification.»
The accusations from the union chief followed the police department suspending Washington, D.C., police commander Michael Pulliam in mid-May for allegedly changing crime statistics in his district, local media reported in July.
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The Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., is accused of changing crime stats. (Getty Images)
The police commander was accused of falsifying crime data to make crime trends look more favorable for the city, but has denied the allegations. A week before his suspension, Pulliam filed an equal employment opportunity complaint against a higher-up, local outlet NBC Washington reported.
Pulliam is currently under investigation over allegedly changing stats. The Metropolitan Police Department told Fox News Digital Thursday, when asked for additional comment and updates on the case, that it «does not comment on internal investigations or personnel matters.»
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The accusations over changing crime stats were soon followed by Trump federalizing the police department on Monday in response to a spate of high-profile killings and attacks, as well as a crime wave in the District that has persisted since the 2020 era. The president federalized the local police department under section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, which allows the president to assume emergency control of the capital’s police force for 30 days.
President Donald Trump speaks to the press about deploying federal law enforcement agents in Washington, D.C., Aug. 11, 2025. (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)
«Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged-out maniacs and homeless people,» Trump said Monday. «And we’re not going to let it happen anymore. We’re not going to take it.»
«We’re taking it back under the authority vested in me as the president of the United States, I’m officially invoking section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act,» he added. «You know what that is. And placing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control.… In addition, I’m deploying the National Guard to help reestablish law, order and public safety in Washington, D.C. And they’re going to be allowed to do their job properly.»
On Thursday, Trump railed against the accusations of manipulating crime data in the District.
«They are under investigation right now,» Trump said Thursday during an Oval Office press conference. «They are giving this phony crime stats just like they gave other stats in the financial world. But they’re phony crime stats. And Washington, D.C., is at its worst point, and it will soon be at its best point. You’re gonna have a very safe, you’re going to have a crime-free city.»
Trump-aligned legal group America First Legal Foundation, which was founded by White House advisor Stephen Miller, exclusively told Fox Digital Thursday that it filed a FOIA request seeking all crime records and data compiled by the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, including any records «reflecting the falsification or non-publication» of crime data and statistics.
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Democratic lawmakers and local liberal leaders have slammed Trump over federalizing the city – which has included hundreds of National Guard members flooding D.C., as well as law enforcement officers from agencies such as the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Capitol Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives assisting with Trump’s law and order crackdown – claiming crime is at a 30-year low.
Police officers set up a roadside checkpoint on 14th Street Northwest on Aug. 13, 2025, in Washington, following the federalization of the D.C. police. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
«Violent crime in Washington, D.C. is at a 30-year low,» House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said Monday. «Donald Trump has no basis to take over the local police department. And zero credibility on the issue of law and order. Get lost.»
«As you listen to an unhinged Trump try to justify deploying the National Guard in DC, here’s reality: Violent crime in DC is at a 30-year low,» former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton posted to X.
Washington, D.C., was among the cities caught up in a spiking national crime trend in 2020 – when the COVID-19 pandemic raged and protests and riots overtook cities nationwide – recording 198 homicides that year, which marked a 16-year high for the city. Homicides jumped to 226 in 2021, edged down to 203 in 2022 and soared in 2023 to 274 – a 20-year high.
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D.C. saw homicides drop by roughly 31% from 2023 to 2024, according to year-end Metropolitan Police Department data reporting 187 in 2024. The data shows violent crime across the board fell by roughly 35% from 2023, when the department reported 5,345 incidents, to 2024, when it reported 3,469.
Law enforcement officials make arrests following President Trump’s federalization of the city. (Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)
A study published in July by the Council on Criminal Justice found the chances of a person facing a violent crime in Washington, D.C., have dropped in recent years, but the possibility of dying during such a crime has skyrocketed.
The study examined violent crime data from 17 large U.S. cities between 2018 and 2024, specifically investigating the lethality of violent crimes in those cities. It found Washington, D.C., had the highest lethality level out of the group – which included Baltimore and Chicago – at a 38% increase in lethality in 2024 compared with 2018.
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Lethality in D.C. jumped by a whopping 341% when compared to 2012 data, the study found, reporting that there were 13 homicides per 1,000 serious violent crimes in 2012 to 57 homicides per 1,000 serious violent crimes in 2024.
The study defined lethality as «the number of homicides per aggravated assaults and robberies.»
President Donald Trump announced the federalization of Washington, D.C.’s police force on Aug. 11, 2025. (Getty)
«You have less chance of being victimized, but if you are victimized, you have more of a chance of dying,» John Jay adjunct lecturer Jillian Snider, a retired New York Police Department officer, told Fox News Digital Tuesday of violent crime trends in the nation’s capital.
The District’s police union chief told Fox News Monday that it supports Trump’s federalization while slamming claims crime has ticked down in the city.
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«We completely agree with the president here that crime in the district is out of control and something needs to be about it,» Pemberton said in support of Trump’s actions during an interview on FOX Business. «This concept that crime is down is really an old trope. They’re using statistics in a way that makes it appear that crime is going down, but our rank-in-file officers know that we’re going call to call to call, for armed carjackings, stabbings, robberies, shootings, homicides and the crime isn’t going anywhere.»
Fox News Digital reached out to the union for additional comment on the matter, but did not immediately receive a reply.
Fox News Digital’s Hannah Panreck and Breanne Deppisch contributed to this report.
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El aeropuerto de Múnich suspendió sus operaciones tras el sobrevuelo de drones no autorizados: 3.000 pasajeros afectados
El aeropuerto de Múnich, uno de los principales centros de conexiones aéreas de Alemania, suspendió sus operaciones la noche de este jueves tras una serie de avistamientos de drones en las inmediaciones, causando la cancelación de 17 vuelos y el desvío de otros 15 a distintas ciudades alemanas y a la vecina Austria ante la imposibilidad de garantizar la seguridad de las operaciones.
Según precisó la propia terminal aérea en un comunicado difundido a primera hora de este viernes, cerca de 3.000 pasajeros resultaron afectados por la interrupción.
Las rutas afectadas trasladaron su destino a los aeropuertos de Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Frankfurt y Viena mientras la terminal principal de Baviera, considerada uno de los mayores centros de tránsito aéreo de Alemania, permanecía sin operar. La medida generó amplias consultas y demoras para los pasajeros, aunque personal del aeropuerto indicó que “todo está bajo control y el aeropuerto reabrirá a las cinco”.
Durante el primer semestre de 2025, el aeropuerto de Múnich gestionó el viaje de casi 20 millones de pasajeros, en parte por su papel como base de la aerolínea nacional Lufthansa y su relevancia para el sur del país. El incidente reciente tuvo un impacto inmediato en la conectividad internacional y el tráfico nacional de Alemania, justo cuando otros países europeos están en alerta ante situaciones similares.
En días previos, terminales aéreas en Dinamarca y Noruega interrumpieron actividades tras recibir reportes sobre drones no autorizados en zonas seguras, complicando la agenda de miles de usuarios. Ante estos hechos, el gobierno danés resolvió prohibir temporalmente cualquier vuelo civil de drones por sobre su espacio aéreo e incrementar la vigilancia.
Las autoridades europeas han expresado preocupación por la reiteración de estos casos. Recientemente, altos mandos y gobiernos han detectado incursiones de drones rusos en los cielos de Polonia y Rumania, así como episodios de violaciones aéreas sobre Estonia por parte de aviones de combate. Esta serie de incidentes se produce en el contexto de la guerra en Ucrania y el refuerzo de controles en la frontera europea.
La primera ministra de Dinamarca, Mette Frederiksen, indicó en días recientes que no se podía confirmar el origen de los drones, aunque advirtió que “principalmente hay un país que supone una amenaza para la seguridad europea y ese país es Rusia”. En respuesta a los reclamos internacionales, el gobierno ruso negó su implicación en estos hechos y rechazó cualquier relación con las supuestas operaciones en espacio aéreo de otros Estados.
El caso de Múnich se suma a las precauciones extremas derivadas de una oleada de incidentes recientes en la ciudad. A inicios de semana, el reconocido festival Oktoberfest fue clausurado durante varias horas debido a una amenaza de bomba, mientras que la policía local investigó el hallazgo de explosivos en una zona residencial al norte de la capital bávara.
Estos acontecimientos intensificaron el despliegue de patrullas y de protocolos de monitoreo aéreo en el aeropuerto y otros puntos sensibles de la región. Las autoridades alemanas supervisan la evolución de la situación en coordinación con instancias de la Unión Europea, que días atrás aprobó nuevas estrategias comunes de defensa para enfrentar la amenaza de drones en aeropuertos y fronteras continentales.
Se espera que la terminal aérea de Múnich reabra al público a las 5:00, hora local, aunque las autoridades mantendrán las restricciones de seguridad.
Pidieron a los pasajeros informar en todo momento a las autoridades sobre cualquier actividad sospechosa. Delegados aeroportuarios reiteraron en la reapertura: “Algunos vuelos están esperando autorización, otros han sido cancelados; todo está bajo control”.
(Con información de Reuters)
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ICE director says Portland facility faces violence with ‘little help from local police’
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Federal immigration officials say their Portland, Oregon, facility has come under nightly attack, with little help from local police because of political directives from city leaders.
In an exclusive interview with Fox News’ Bill Melugin, Cammila Wamsley, director of Portland’s ICE office, said the facility has faced violence for more than 100 consecutive nights, with Portland police largely absent under guidance from the mayor and city council.
«I just, I can’t figure out what’s happening at the FDA. I’m totally baffled by it,» Wamsley said, describing her frustration at seeing federal staff attacked outside the building while officers inside lack jurisdiction to intervene. «It’s frustrating for us to watch people be attacked on the street and know that we don’t have the authority to be able to really step in unless there’s some nexus to federal law.»
She said nightly protests have escalated beyond chants and signs, with bottle rockets striking the ICE building, rocks shattering windows, lasers targeting officers’ eyes and barricades blocking vehicles.
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People protest outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility as federal agents watch from the rooftop in Portland, Ore., Wednesday. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)
Wamsley said protesters have followed ICE staff members home and doxxed at least six employees.
«Later, towards the evening and around dark, there are a lot of folks that come up dressed in all black,» she explained. «They are here to wreak havoc. They’ll block our cars, throw paint, damage property and even try to follow our folks home.»
She warned that when crowds swell quickly, the violence becomes more dangerous.
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A Federal Protective Service officer stands guard in front of demonstrators as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcementdraw hundreds to the ICE headquarters in south Portland, Ore., Sunday. (John Rudoff/Reuters)
«We’ve seen it before. The folks here can go from a crowd of 50 to a crowd of 1,000 in 30 minutes,» she explained. «Sometimes we only have 20 officers here. We would not be able to defend the building with that show of force.»
Wamsley said the Portland Police Department has been slow to respond — and sometimes doesn’t respond at all — because of city policy. She explained that assaults have occurred outside and across the street from the building, but police have either taken too long to arrive or not shown up at all.
«That is not the stance they would take six blocks from here, but it is the stance they take with us because of guidance from the mayor and city council,» Wamsley said.
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Anti-ICE protesters roll out a guillotine in front of the ICE field office in Portland, Ore. (X/@KatieDaviscourt)
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Portland mayor’s office and police department for comment.
Still, Wamsley said ICE staff remain committed to their mission despite the unrest.
«The people that work here are here to serve the American public,» she said. «They are here to enforce the same immigration laws we’ve had in place since the 1950s. Nothing has changed in that regard. We come to work every day. We do our job the way we have been doing it, and we’ll continue to do that.»
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Federal agents arrest a person outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore., in June. (X/@choeshow/@frontlinesTPUSA)
Todd Rignel, assistant special agent for Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Oregon, said federal agencies are targeting Antifa-linked groups they blame for organizing much of the unrest.
«They’re not just facing HSI. They’re facing the FBI, ATF, DEA, IRS — all of these agencies,» he said. «That’s a force to be reckoned with.»
Portland remains a flashpoint for unrest with the ICE facility at the center of nightly confrontations.
President Donald Trump announced plans to send 200 National Guard troops to Portland to support immigration authorities. Officials said the troops would be stationed near protest areas.
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The warnings follow an attack on an ICE facility in Dallas Sept. 24. Authorities said two detainees were killed and another was hospitalized after a gunman opened fire before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot.
Investigators said shell casings recovered bore an «ANTI-ICE» message.
Fox News Digital’s Madison Colombo contributed to this report.
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