More Than 460 Arrests Made Since Federal Takeover of DC Policing

More Than 460 Arrests Made Since Federal Takeover of DC Policing

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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