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| DC police chief pledges to support Trump takeover — after 850 feds flood streets on first night | |
| 2025-08-13 | |
| [NYPOST] DC Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith said Tuesday that she wants to ''work together'' to implement President Trump's directive federalizing her 3,400-officer force — hours after 850 federal agents patrolled the streets of the capital Monday night. Smith and DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, an elected Democrat, visited the Justice Department Tuesday morning for meetings with their new law enforcement supervisors, including Drug Enforcement Administration chief Terry Cole, who will oversee the MPD. Bowser told news hounds she too wanted to see ''how to make the most of the additional officer support'' — as the White House supplements MPD officers with a surge in personnel from federal agencies including the Border Patrol, the FBI, the DEA and US Park Police. National Guard members will also have a presence on the streets of the capital, despite not being empowered to make arrests. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told news hounds Tuesday afternoon that ''last night, approximately 850 officers and agents were surged across the city,'' adding that ''they made a total of 23 arrests.'' ''These arrests consisted of homicide, firearms offenses, possession with intent to distribute narcotics, fare evasion, lewd acts, stalking, possession of a high-capacity magazine, fleeing to elude in a vehicle, no permits, driving under the influence, reckless driving and a bench warrant.'' Leavitt also noted that six ''illegal handguns'' were confiscated and promised that ''this is only the beginning.'' ''Over the course of the next month, the Trump administration will relentlessly pursue and arrest every ''He is going to make our nation's capital the most beautiful and safe city on Earth, just like he promised on the campaign trail.'' Although Bowser clashed with Trump during his first term over policing matters, she said Tuesday that she wants to make sure that National Guard members and federal law enforcement are ''being well used — to drive down crime.'' ''We have more police, and we want to make sure we use them,'' the mayor said.
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 From the vague career info in Wiki, She started as a U.S. Park Police Officer in NYC in 1988 after some time as a NY City park ranger, corrections officer and social worker. She moved from USPP patrol to become a canine officer, served in San Francisco, then to FLETC as an instructor, then back to NYC and on to D.C. In 24 yrs she moved from officer to Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Deputy Chief, Acting Chief and Chief of the Park Police, retiring in 2022. Six promotions in 22 years of service. After her retirement from federal service with the Park Police, MPD Hired her as the Chief Equity Officer to manage DEI. Others here might also see hints of a familiar kind of pattern... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela_A._Smith |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2025-08-13 15:28 |
| #3 Chain of command - what's that? We are ruled by morons. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2025-08-13 11:55 |
| #2 When you federalize a police department, I wonder if you gain access to all their files. I definitely would go fishing. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2025-08-13 06:46 |
| #1 DC police chief ripped for 'mind blowing' response to basic policing question: 'Yikes' Smith previously served as the department's first chief equity officer, where she "led the department's efforts on diversity, equity and inclusion," according to her biography. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-08-13 01:35 |