The FBI announced that more than 1,000 arrests have been made across Washington since the federal government took over law enforcement for the city.
In a post on X, FBI Director Kash Patel wrote that “all federal partners are now at over 1,000 arrests” since the initiative was launched to “clean up Washington DC.”
He added that on Aug. 24 and Aug. 25, the FBI made 26 arrests, performed six gun recoveries, made five drug seizures, and arrested a total of 86 people.
Meanwhile, the White House on Monday touted figures showing that there hasn’t been a single homicide recorded in Washington in the past 11 days, or since the federal government took over law enforcement in the district….