Police and federal officers in the Washington D.C. area have made 465 arrests since the federal government took over policing the nation’s capital this past week.
Fifty-two arrests and nine firearms seizures were made just on the night of Aug. 18 into Aug. 19. The suspects included MS-13 gang members, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt in her Aug. 19 briefing.
The same day, four homeless encampments were removed, for a total of 48 cleared so far.
Leavitt specified that almost half of all arrests made since the federal takeover, and which were not related to illegal immigrants, occurred in the 7th and 8th Wards, east of the Anacostia River. These are known for high rates of assault, robbery, and homicide….