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Crime11 August 2025Archive brief

U.S. president Donald Trump places the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia under federal government-control and orders 800 National Guard troops…

U.S. president Donald Trump places the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia under federal government-control and orders 800 National Guard troops to enter Washington, D.C., allegedly to fight rising crime rates.

By Belfast Herald Newsdesk2 min read

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The development was among the significant crime stories being followed from World. Contemporary coverage attributed the principal details to Reuters on 11 August 2025.

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