Trump, Washington and crime crackdown
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Violent crime numbers in Washington have soared upwards despite a nationwide decline in crime, according to an FBI national crime data report — but the new data doesn’t show the full picture
The murder rate in Washington today is higher than that of Bogotá, Colombia; Mexico City, or some of the places that you hear about as being the worst places on Earth. It’s much higher,” Trump said.
Washington Examiner journalist Anna Giaritelli shares how a 2020 sexual assault in Washington, D.C., changed her life and career after her attacker was repeatedly released.
A man wanted in a fatal stabbing in Longview, Wash., was arrested in Los Angeles on Tuesday after authorities found his vehicle in Calabasas and launched a manhunt.
The hunt for the Washington state murder suspect ended Tuesday with Los Angeles Police Department officers arresting Alexander Lee Rogers, after it was reported Monday that his car was found abandoned in Calabasas.
Photos show federal law enforcement officers throughout the nation's capital as President Donald Trump vows to crack down on crime throughout Washington, D.C.
Alexander Lee Rogers, 51, “was positively identified at the scene and was taken into custody without incident and is currently being held at Olympic Station,” LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced that he is deploying members of the state's National Guard to support Trump's D.C. police takeover.
Residents across Washington have different takes on crime in their communities. Overwhelmingly, however, people opposed President Trump's takeover of the city with federal agents and National Guard troops.