The Trump administration just told criminals in the nation’s capital that summer is not going to be their season.

On Friday, the Department of Justice announced a major summer surge of federal law enforcement in Washington, D.C. under the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, with the explicit goal of making the capital the safest city in America before the nation’s 250th Independence Day celebrations.

Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald, U.S. Marshals Director Gadyaces Serralta, and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro stood together to deliver the announcement and lay out the results so far.

The results give the announcement real weight.

Since the task force launched, the coordinated federal operation has produced nearly 13,000 arrests, more than 1,400 illegal guns seized off the streets, 32 murder suspects apprehended, and 23 missing children recovered.

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Overall crime in D.C. is down 26 percent. Homicides have dropped nearly 50 percent.

Carjackings are down 60 percent.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office has secured more than 7,000 convictions over the past year alone.

The Justice Department described the event as the formal announcement of the Summer Surge ahead of America 250 events in Washington, D.C., with federal resources being surged as part of the ongoing coordinated public-safety effort across the nation’s capital.

The Justice Department posted the official video page for the May 15 announcement by Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald, U.S. Marshals Director Gadyaces Serralta, and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro. DOJ described the event as the announcement of details on the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force Summer Surge ahead of America 250 events in Washington, D.C.

The department’s page said federal resources will be surged as part of an ongoing coordinated public-safety effort across the nation’s capital. That official framing makes clear this is a federal operation involving DOJ leadership, the U.S. Marshals Service, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C., and partner agencies as Washington prepares for a huge national celebration with tourists, families, and official events converging on the city.

The announcement showed federal agencies coordinating around the capital instead of treating D.C. crime as somebody else’s problem.

Officials have also requested 1,500 additional National Guard troops, which would bring the total Guard presence in D.C. to 5,000.

One of the most notable elements of the announcement is what Pirro said about youth crime.

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As Fox News reported, officials are specifically targeting teen takeovers and the kind of youth chaos that has plagued D.C. streets in recent years.

The Fox News account put the summer surge inside a larger law-and-order push to make Washington, D.C. the safest city in America before the nation’s 250th Independence Day celebrations. Its details included nearly 13,000 arrests, more than 1,400 illegal guns seized, 32 murder suspects apprehended, and 23 missing children recovered since the task force launched.

The same account cited overall crime down 26 percent, homicides down nearly 50 percent, carjackings down 60 percent, and more than 7,000 convictions from the U.S. Attorney’s Office over the past year. It also described a focus on teen takeovers and youth chaos, with Jeanine Pirro announcing a zero-tolerance approach that could hold parents legally accountable when they enable delinquency.

Fox also included the resource side of the story, saying officials sought 1,500 additional National Guard troops, a request that would bring the total Guard presence to 5,000. The combined picture is aggressive enforcement, visible deterrence, and a capital-city cleanup before America invites the world to its 250th birthday.

Holding parents accountable for enabling delinquent kids is the kind of policy that used to be common sense in America. Under this administration, it is becoming policy again.

The broader picture here is straightforward. President Trump’s administration inherited a D.C. that had become a national embarrassment on crime.

The task force was stood up, federal agencies coordinated instead of pointing fingers, and the results are now measurable and dramatic.

Homicides cut nearly in half. Carjackings down 60 percent.

Thousands of illegal guns removed from the streets. Missing children found.

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As the country prepares to celebrate 250 years of independence this summer, the message from the Trump administration is clear: the nation’s capital will be safe, it will be clean, and the federal government is moving now.

This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.

 

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