The Trump administration's crackdown in the District of Columbia sure seems to be working. Things in the nation's capital city aren't perfect, but then, they never will be. But they are a lot better. Criminals and illegal aliens are now looking at steel bars from the wrong side, and illegal guns and other contraband are being confiscated in serious numbers.
Law enforcement nabbed more than 80 suspects in the nation’s capital Wednesday night as a part of President Trump’s war on crime — with suspected killers, sex offenders and drug distributors among those in custody, a White House official told The Post.
The latest 81 arrests bring the total to 1,841 apprehensions since Trump ordered federal agents into the district’s streets Aug. 7.
Names of the arrested suspects have not been released due to them being the subject of ongoing federal investigations.
Two of the suspects arrested Wednesday were wanted on murder raps, according to the official, with one accused of shooting and killing a victim during an armed robbery this past July and a second wanted for second-degree murder after allegedly shooting a victim during an argument.
Another apprehended suspect allegedly traveled to DC to engage in sexual activity with a minor and was identified by federal authorities through an online chat.
Two more were arrested on charges of failing to register as sex offenders.
These aren't people who anyone would want wandering the streets, and yet, they were. The operative term? "Were."
But wait! There's more!
Two of the suspects arrested Wednesday were wanted on murder raps, according to the official, with one accused of shooting and killing a victim during an armed robbery this past July and a second wanted for second-degree murder after allegedly shooting a victim during an argument.
Getting goblins of this kind off the streets is always a good idea. And there's more: There has been a pretty good range of contraband captured, too, from guns to drugs.
It's no mystery that putting more cops on the street and making them visible will drive down crime rates. Like capitalism and duct tape, it works every time it's tried. This is what the Trump administration has done, but there's a cautionary note: The president's capacity to act has a time limit, unless Congress authorizes a longer deployment of federal law enforcement and the National Guard. There are almost certainly some bad actors with IQs slightly above room temperature who realize that are are keeping a low profile, for now.
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Still, the die has been cast. The administration has proved it works.
Here's the fun bit: The District's liberal Mayor Muriel Bowser is admitting that the crackdown is working. Well, mostly. She still gives the District's Metropolitan Police Department much of the credit, but then, they are her people.
Bowser admitted Aug. 27 that Trump’s moves have resulted in a major decrease in carjackings.
“We greatly appreciate the surge of officers that enhance what MPD [the Metropolitan Police Department] has been able to do in this city,” the mayor told reporters, later adding: “The difference between this 20-day period of this federal surge and last year represents an 87% reduction in carjackings.”
Your candor, Mayor Bowser, is appreciated - if someone surprising. We see now what works, even the liberal mayor of one of our most liberal cities has admitted it works - so let's see this show go on the road. Chicago or Baltimore, anyone?
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