
Members of the National Guard patrol the Washington Monument in the District of Columbia, on Aug. 16, 2025. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
Police and federal officers in the Washington D.C. area have made 465 arrests since the federal government took over policing of 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.
Original News Source Link – Epoch Times
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