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In Washington police takeover, federal agents and National Guard take on new tasks

Federal agents who typically investigate drug lords, weapons traffickers or cyber criminals have fanned out across the nation ...

Teenagers in Washington, D.C., say the federal police takeover makes them feel unsafe

When President Trump announced his crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C., the local U.S. attorney said she wanted to focus ...

Washington Should Be a ‘Freedom City,’ Not a Police State

Instead of taking over law enforcement in the city, the president and Republicans in Congress could make it a model for urban ...

DC statehood debate intensifies as Trump flexes authority over local police

House and Senate Democrats, along with Washington's non-voting delegates in both chambers, argued that had Washington D.C.

DC police union chair backs Trump's takeover, blasts city council's 'misguided' agenda

D.C. Police Union chairman Gregg Pemberton offered his support to President Donald Trump's law enforcement takeover cracking ...

DO YOU KNOW ME?: Police looking for man who broke into Washington ABC store with cinder block

Police say this man was caught on surveillance video using a cinder block to break into the Beaufort County ABC Store on John Small Avenue.
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Washington, D.C., is filled with journalists. Here’s a primer on filming police and soldiers in public places

Public spaces and private ones with permission are usually fair game; if accused of obstruction, backing off is best.
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As gun tests in criminal investigations surge, WA struggles to keep up

Police in Washington are sometimes waiting over a year for the state to test firearms evidence, as the Patrol deals with a ...