From Daily Caller: US Park Police arrested more than half a dozen perps in Washington, DC, on charges including possession of stolen firearms and illicit drugs as part of a federal crackdown launched by the Trump administration Thursday to clean up the nation’s capital.
Photos released by Park Police show their officers joining with agents from the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to scoop up the contraband.
Eight culprits were arrested in the surge, Park Police Fraternal Order of Police chairman Kenneth Spencer told The Post Friday, with two handguns confiscated from offenders with prior felony convictions.
“It was a multi-agency effort that we are leading from the White House directive,” Spencer said.
Spencer shared that over his 15 years of service with the Park Police, a task force of this magnitude has never been assembled.
“It’s going to have a huge impact on crime in the city,” he also said. “We’ve been directed to do this until further instruction.”
USPP’s X account detailed the activity.
“Overnight, USPP officers and our federal partners collaborated to enforce EO 14252, Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful,” the post said in reference to the executive order President Trump issued on March 28.
Under the executive action, DC’s Metropolitan Police Department is ordered to recruit and retain more officers, and tasked with cutting out fare evasion at metro stations.
“Our teams made arrests for possession of two stolen firearms and illegal drugs removing these dangerous items from the community,” the post stated.
Overnight, USPP officers and our federal partners collaborated to enforce EO 14252, Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful. Our teams made arrests for possession of two stolen firearms and illegal drugs removing these dangerous items from the community. pic.twitter.com/YpkoXu70nM
— USPPNEWS (@usparkpolicepio) August 8, 2025
Spencer said the bust found at least 30 “fraudulent oxycodone pills,” 210 grams of crack cocaine, 600 grams of marijuana, 64 grams of hashish oil, and cash with a total value of $3,600.
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