The district of Columbia Mayor Murial Boser (D) told the House Oversite Panel that President Trump has not contributed to the weeks of low crime rate.
Instead, during that Thursday’s presence before the committeeHe appreciated an increase in the presence of law enforcement, supporting the local metropolitan police department (MPD).
“The work done is not a National Guard in helping to increase MPD services. The work done is more DEA [Drug Enforcement Administration]More FBI, “He told Rape Scott Perry (R-P.) to a retired Army National Guard Brigadier General.
He soon criticized Boseer for not making calls to the National Guard, alleging that the crime rate was increasing despite the city data despite the lowest number of violent offense documents in 30 years.
“We do not consider the guard as a law enforcement agent. This is not a law enforcement [agency] So we will not call them, ”the three-term mayor told the MPs.
In early August, the President deployed hundreds of national guard soldiers in the district, besides immigration customs enforcement agents, drug officials and FBI officials to sweep the country’s capital.
Two days after Trump announced that he would send soldiers to DC, there was a murder. However, there were 13 days later.
Since then, there have been four additional murdersRecordBy local police, bringing the city to 108 housewives for the year.
Boseer said that on Thursday she wants to continue a positive course amid federal intervention.
“Any crime is a lot of crime. But we are trending in the right direction,” he told the committee.
Bausar’s comment was subtle compared to his colleagues, who reduced the President’s policing strategy in the nation’s capital.
DC Attorney General Brian Shwelb said in a Thursday hearing, “Sending masked agents in unwanted cars to lift people on the streets, flooding our neighborhood with armed national guardmen in local policing; Trying to try a federal acquisition of our police force – none of these is a permanent solution to reduce crime.” He said Trump’s policies “would destroy significant confidence between local communities and police, which are essential for effective, skilled policing and prosecution.”
Republican is Proposed A series of bills, criminal laws and other measures demanding to overtake the district’s autonomy ordered to be maintained by federal MPs.
In full house on Wednesday, a bill Strike DC’s Judicial Nomination Commission passed with a separate measure in addition to a separate measure, approving the high speed police chase passed with opposition from local leaders.
