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The United States Attorney Genin Piro for Columbia district said that President Donald Trump’s decision to keep the DC police under temporary federal control and deploy the National Guard in the nation’s capital was the first step towards catching the crime.
“Now we are in the process of bringing the attention of citizens who follow the law, not only in DC, but all over the country, that we are not going to tolerate crime. Out of control In the nation’s capital, “he said on Monday on” Hanti “.
“It is a bright city on the hill that our ancestors have talked about. It is the place where Ronald Reagan talked about seeing and finally, it is an incredibly violent region.”
Former Fox News’s former co-mage Piro, Trump and other top administration officials joined the White House Briefing Room when Commander-in-Chief announced a change and increase in federal law enforcement.
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US Attorney Genin Piro, from Wright, FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Palm Bandi listen as President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at James Brady press briefing room at the White House on Monday, August 11, 2025 in Washington on Monday, August 11, 2025. ((AP Photo/Mark Sheffelbin))
Trump has written His truth social account He wants to make the federal district one of the safest cities in the world and is called to charge teenagers under 14 years of age as adults.
The remarks were followed by Edward Coristine, a former-dog employee, named “Big Balls”, allegedly attacked during a cargsacking.
There are two 15 years old children Arrested since then According to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), there is allegations of unarmed karjacking regarding the corestine attack.
DC US Attorney says that ‘is enough’ as the young crime puts the spotlight in the capital of the country.
An American Capital Police Officer enters his car parked on the pavement near the US Capital in Washington, DC on August 8, 2025. ((Photo through Getty Image by Jim Watson/AFP))
Piro told Fox News Host Scene Hanti that DC’s teenage justice system is more focused on rehabilitation than accountability.
The top federal prosecutor said, “We have found an area where criminals have been engraved for several reasons.”
“They know these young gangs – or, as they are called here, the crew – they know if they are 14, 15, 16, or 17, then they are below the age of criminal responsibility until they commit the crime of murder, a rape, armed robbery or theft in the first degree.
He said: “Until and until we take out our hand on them and until and until we have the ability to punish them, they hug them and they are laughing at us.”
FBI Director Kash Patel with FBI agents in Washington, DC outside the Park Police Station on August 11, Command Center for a new crack on crime in the country’s capital of Trump administration. (Courtesy: FBI, especially to Fox News Digital)
MPD reported Compared to the same period in 2024, a 7% decrease in overall offense and 26% decrease in violent crime in Washington, DC till Monday.
DC Mayor Muril Bausar cite a decline After a spike in 2023, the Kovid -19 epidemic since the incidents of crime, and noticed that the city is at a 30 -year low in violent crime.
He called the deployment of National Guard soldiers “unresolved and unprecedented”, but pledged to work with federal officials to keep the residents safe.
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