Crime has fallen since federal agents started policing the streets of Washington in large numbers. Court records show that they have been involved in about a third of arrests that resulted in prosecution, many of them for minor offenses.
Crime has fallen since federal agents started policing the streets of Washington in large numbers. Court records show that they have been involved in about a third of arrests that resulted in prosecution, many of them for minor offenses.
Many of the arrests in Washington, D.C., involving federal agents have been for low-level offenses. A man was taken into custody in the Columbia Heights neighborhood Aug. 22 on a charge of smoking marijuana in public.
Workers with Washington’s Department of Public Works loaded a tent into a garbage truck after Metropolitan Police cleared a homeless encampment in Washington Circle.
Concerns came to a head during the pandemic, when carjackings surged and many of those arrested were children. Carjackings and other crimes have declined considerably.
Concerns came to a head during the pandemic, when carjackings surged and many of those arrested were children. Carjackings and other crimes have declined considerably.
In the nation’s capital, federal agents have operated a sobriety checkpoint, made gun and drug busts and carried out other day-to-day police work. Some residents are uneasy.
In the nation’s capital, federal agents have operated a sobriety checkpoint, made gun and drug busts and carried out other day-to-day police work. Some residents are uneasy.
It was unclear how widespread or effective the raids were, after district officials and advocates had spent much of the day trying to clear the camps, urging people to go to shelters ahead of the raids.
It was unclear how widespread or effective the raids were, after district officials and advocates had spent much of the day trying to clear the camps, urging people to go to shelters ahead of the raids.
Metropolitan Police Department personnel stood by as a shelter hotline van arrived near the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington on Thursday.
A man seen approaching federal agents while holding a sandwich in Washington on Sunday. He was later arrested, accused of throwing the item at an officer.
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