MAKING DC SAFE AGAIN: 23 Arrests, 850 Additional Officers Deployed

DC needed Trump to step in to fix it.

KOMO: Twenty-three arrests were made in the nation’s capital city on the first night of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shared the news Tuesday during a news briefing. She said approximately 850 officers and agents were deployed, with arrests for crimes such as homicide, gun offenses, drug possession with intent to distribute, evasion, lewd acts, stalking, and driving under the influence, reckless driving, and more. Additionally, she said six illegal guns were seized during the operation (KOMO).

White House announces 23 arrests last night as Trump’s takeover of DC police begins. Charges include:
–Homicide
–Firearms offenses
–Possession with intent to distribute narcotics
–Fair evasion
–Lewd acts
–Stalking
–Possession of a high capacity magazine
–Fleeing
–Operating a vehicle without a permit
–DUI/Reckless driving

On the first big push of FBI supporting @POTUS @realDonaldTrump initiative to make DC safe again, FBI reported 10 arrests with partners. These include:

-One arrest on a search warrant for a prior murder charge
-Multiple unlawful possession of firearms
-Multiple outstanding…

— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) August 12, 2025

HAPPENING NOW IN DC: On the second evening of increased federal law enforcement as part of Trump’s DC takeover, several agencies including CBP are making arrests at 14th Street NW & Spring Street in Columbia Heights. As exclusively seen on @FOX5DC: pic.twitter.com/wZTkMKfl4J

— Jim Lokay (@Lokay) August 13, 2025

Feds in DC arrest eight, seize stolen guns and drugs Trump’s law enforcement crackdown takes aim at nation’s capitol https://t.co/zPA585W6Hr pic.twitter.com/Nd2vIztWOn

— New York Post (@nypost) August 8, 2025

In light of the federal government’s more assertive role in the nation’s capital, there was a particularly revealing interchange with the D.C. Chief of police. A reporter asks: “Do you know what the chain of command is now?” D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith: “What does that mean?” (X).