FBI Director Kash Patel, confirmed that 26 of the arrests carried out on Sunday were thanks to operations by the security agency he leads, which also made five drug seizures.
In addition to the 12 days without homicides, the total number of detainees by federal forces amounts to 1,000, most of whom have arrest warrants
FBI Director Kash Patel, confirmed that 26 of the arrests carried out on Sunday were thanks to operations by the security agency he leads, which also made five drug seizures.
Since President Donald Trump ordered the federal intervention of Washington D.C. due to the high levels of recorded crime, more than 1,000 people have already been detained and the U.S. capital has gone 12 days without homicides.
The figures were reported by the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, in an interview with Fox News. The official detailed that on Sunday 86 arrests were made and 10 weapons were seized, bringing the total number of arrests to 1,007 since the federal intervention, with 111 weapons taken out of circulation.
"What does that mean? It means those weapons can no longer be used to shoot or to kill anyone. In addition to all that, we now have a government where people in D.C. feel safer. They know there's a president who's seeking to protect them," Pirro stated.
"D.C. was one of the most violent cities in the world, but thanks to President Trump's arrival and the incorporation of our federal partners, we have a unified force of people and law enforcement officers who are entering crime-ridden areas and making a difference," the government attorney said.
"The good news is that now criminals are afraid to commit crimes when there's a greater police presence in the community, especially in the most affected areas. People in those neighborhoods are saying 'thank you,'" Pirro said.
Amid the federal offensive on the capital, Trump signed an executive order on Monday that prohibits the release of criminals without the cash payment of judicial bail, a judicial policy that had become popular in Democratic jurisdictions.
The Republican leader authorized the National Guard to operate on the streets of the capital at the beginning of August. Since then, in addition to the National Guard and the FBI, a wide range of agencies have been present in the most affected neighborhoods of Washington D.C., such as the Marshals Service, the ATF, the DEA, and various local police agencies.
Due to its success in the capital, Trump hasn't ruled out federal intervention in Chicago, an action that is demanded by the city's residents but rejected by the city's ultra-Democratic mayor, left-wing politician Brandon Johnson.
