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FOX 5 DC on MSNNearly 400 arrests since Trump’s DC takeover, Bondi says
Nearly 400 arrests have been made since President Donald Trump declared a public safety emergency in the District and activated National Guard troops to assist local law enforcement, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi.
In the month since congressional lawmakers left Capitol Hill to return to their home districts and states, both Democrats and Republicans have been plagued by contentious topics and social issues that threaten to cast a shadow over official business.
Trump fulfills campaign promise by federalizing D.C. with 30-day emergency control, cracking down on crime in the nation's capital.
WASHINGTON — Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights just outside Crush Dance Bar at 14th and U Streets Northwest, the co-owner, Mark Rutstein, says police and federal agents were parked right outside, driving away customers and making for some of the slowest days he’s experienced.
D.C. police will enforce a Juvenile Curfew Zone in the Navy Yard neighborhood starting Friday, citing ongoing safety concerns tied to large youth gatherings. The move comes as President Donald Trump took control of the city’s police department and activated National Guard members to help reduce crime in the District.
It’s a noticeably different situation than the chaotic one that prompted the biggest military callup in Washington since the Civil War – the 1968 riots following the assassination of civil rights leader the Rev.
The Donald Trump administration may have backed off its aggressive Washington DC crime crackdown plans, but pursuing immigrants who may be in the country illegally is still top priority.
He’s spent more than 31 years as a law enforcement officer, including 22 at the DEA. At the agency, he worked in Oklahoma, New York and Washington. He spent time overseas in Colombia, Afghanistan and the Middle East. The agency said he fought drug cartels and transnational criminal organizations.