National Guard, federal agents patrol DC to carry out 45 arrests on Wednesday evening

According to the Ministry of Defense, the 800 members of the National Guard have now been mobilized in Washington, as part of President Donald Trump’s crime.

Members of the guard are not armed, according to Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson. They support other federal laws for applying the law and serve tasks that include “the safety of monuments, community security patrols, protection of federal facilities and officers, traffic control and embellishment control positions”.

They are located near the National Mall, from the Union station and near a US Park building in Anacostia, DC

“The scope of support can be adjusted according to the needs of our partners,” said Wilson. “It would be very similar to the mission (Los Angeles), where we can temporarily have someone, then put them back to the police.”

400 members of the National Guard descend on DC; The repression of the extended crime expected on Wednesday evening

Members of the DEA streets and Police Patrol near the platform in Washington, DC (Reuters / Evelyn Hockstein)

FBI staff, alcohol, tobacco and firearm office (ATF), customs and border protection (CBP), the Ministry of Internal Security (DHS) and secret services were identified on the streets of DC on Wednesday evening, largely in groups, in the city in the locations of the downtown downtown: Metro Center, Lanan Circle and Chinatown. Some have even ventured into residential neighborhoods.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told “Fox and Friends” that 45 arrests had been made overnight, bringing the total to around 100 since the start of operations on Monday. In addition, 29 illegal immigrants were detained and three illegal firearms were seized on Wednesday evening.

At least 400 national guards said on Wednesday, and a total of 800 will be ready at the end of the week. They will patrol the city in rotations, with around 200 withdrawals at a time. 500 additional federal agents are part of the White House working group to repress crime in the district.

While operations started with a concentration on the night, they accelerate in a continuous cycle 24/7.

In addition, DC police will extend a juvenile curfew area in the navy courtyard until August 31, police chief Pamela Smith announced on Thursday. The area was created after the police said that a minor opened fire towards other minors with a stolen pistol, although no one was injured. Police say that up to 100 teenagers gathered at night and caused problems in the navy throughout the summer.

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The police carried out 45 arrests on Wednesday evening. (Reuters / Evelyn Hockstein)

The demonstrations arose through the city to oppose the takeover by Trump of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and the presence of the National Guard.

A man was accused of having attacked an officer after launching a sandwich against a CBP agent and called the officer a “fascist”.

“He thought it was funny,” said Washington, DC, American lawyer Jeannine Pirro about the incident. “Well, he doesn’t think it’s funny today, because we have charged him with a crime.”

A police checkpoint arresting vehicles was installed on 14th street on Wednesday evening, and demonstrators surrounded the checkpoint and shouted: “Go home fascist!”

DC crime statistics show that violent crimes have reached a 30 -year hollow in 2024; Down 35% compared to the previous year. And this year, it is down 26% compared to last year at that time.

But some insist that statistics are inaccurate, and reality on the field tells a different story.

Eight hundred members of the National Guard will be deployed in Washington, DC, to suppress crime. (Reuters / Annabelle Gordon)

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“Look at these 45 victims, the 19 and under, all killed by gunshots in the last 18 months at DC and tell me that the crime is declining and that we do not need an emergency accent on crimes of violence,” Pirro wrote on X, alongside an image of victims under 20 years of age.

DC police union chief Gregg Pemberton questioned the statistics showing a massive drop in crime over a period of two years.

“There is potentially a decrease in relation to the place where we were in 2023. I think it is possible that the crime has dropped. But the ministry indicates that in 2024, crime fell by 35% – violent crimes – and another 25% until August this year. It is practicing to suggest that cumulatively, we saw 60% percent in the violent crime.

Commander of the 3rd MPD district was suspended After MPD said that he changed crime statistics to minimize serious crimes.