Justice Department is investigating whether D.C. police manipulated crime data

The Justice Department is investigating whether Washington, D.C. police manipulated crime data to make the crime rates appear lower than they really are in the city, two senior law enforcement officials confirmed to NBC News. The investigation is being run out out of the D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office, the officials said. The probe comes after NBC affiliate NBC4 reported