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US Capitol Police Chief Says Increased Law Enforcement in DC ‘Benefits Everybody’

Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund highlights a 38% rise in lethality since 2018 and says D.C.'s homicide rate is five to six times higher than other major U.S. cities.

The new chief of U.S. Capitol Police, Michael Sullivan, was sworn in a little over a month ago. Now that he’s got his footing, he’s been subject to rapid-fire changes from President Donald Trump’s administration. Amid a shifting landscape in law enforcement in the nation’s capital, Sullivan told WTOP’s Nick Iannelli that he’s adjusting and has his priorities in check. “We welcome any assistance that we can have to make this community safer. To h…

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[Kyodo News, Washington] U.S. President Donald Trump said on the 13th that he intends to extend beyond the initial 30-day deadline the measure that placed the Washington, D.C., police under federal control in the name of crime prevention.

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npr broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
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