From Newsgroup: alt.law-enforcement

The Washington, DC national guard began deploying on the cityAs streets overnight, a day after Donald Trump ordered their arrival and took control
of the cityAs police force, calling Washington a olawlesso city, despite official crime statistics saying otherwise.

Defence officials said a small number of the roughly 800 national guard members planned for the mission had been mobilised, with more expected to arrive in the coming days.

About 850 officers and agents took part in a omassive law enforcement
surgeo across Washington on Monday night and made nearly two dozen
arrests, the White House has said. The violent crime rate in the city is
at a 30-year low.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Tuesday: oAs part of
the presidentAs massive law enforcement surge, last night approximately
850 officers and agents were surged across the city. They made a total of
23 arrests, including multiple other contacts.o

The arrests consisted of homicide, firearms offences, possession with
intent to distribute narcotics, fare evasion, lewd acts and stalking,
Leavitt added. oA total of six illegal handguns were seized off of
District of ColumbiaAs streets as part of last nightAs effort.o

Leavitt added: oThis is only the beginning. Over the course of the next
month, the Trump administration will relentlessly pursue and arrest every violent criminal in the district who breaks the law, undermines public
safety and endangers law-abiding Americans.o

Earlier, Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington, DC, said she expected
members of the national guard to be deployed on federal property in the US capital, including parks, monuments, federal buildings.

Leavitt also told reporters that homeless people have the option be taken
to a homeless shelter and offered addiction and/or mental health services.
oIf they refuse, they will be susceptible to fines or to jail time. These
are pre-existing laws that are already on the books. They have not been enforced,o she said.

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