Overview
- Carroll will assume command when Pamela Smith departs on Dec. 31, drawing on his role as executive assistant chief and more than two decades with MPD.
- An interim House Oversight report alleges Smith pressed commanders to downgrade offenses and shift cases into nonpublic categories, lowering reported crime counts.
- Mayor Muriel Bowser dismissed the report as politically driven and asked the D.C. inspector general to examine the data‑manipulation claims.
- The committee labeled its findings interim and said its investigation into MPD crime reporting practices remains active after Smith’s resignation announcement.
- Carroll takes over during a federal law‑enforcement surge ordered by President Donald Trump, and he said MPD will tighten classification training and consider an auditing team.