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The highest call for responsibility for the recovery of youth crimes as her office focuses on strengthening law enforcement and increasing staffing.
Former Fox News co-host Jeanine Pirro confirmed as U.S. D.C. attorney in the U.S. Senate on Saturday, he told “Ingrahan Corner“On Wednesday, she wanted to help develop a vision for President Donald Trump to make the federal district “safe” and “beautiful.”
“Youth violence is on the rise – not only in DC, but nationwide.
“It’s time to end it. That’s what the president wants, and that’s what we’re going to do.”
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The former judge’s comment is Trump threatens federal Washington, D.C., after a former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employee was beaten after being attacked during an attempted hijacking.
“Crime in Washington, D.C. is totally out of control. Local ‘youth’, only 14, 15 and 16-year-old gang members are randomly attacking, robbing, getting stuck and shooting innocent citizens while knowing they are released almost immediately,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social Platform.
this Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) reports As of 2024, the overall crime rate in Washington, D.C. has dropped by 7%, and violent crime in Washington, D.C. has dropped by 26%.
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Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and MPD chief Pamela Smith announced the establishment of a Juvenile Investigation Response Division in April to address youth crime in DC and provide additional steps to support the community.
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“The department aims to respond to crimes involving youth crimes and to stop the crime before it occurs,” Ball said.
Piro told Fox News Host Laura Ingraham, despite the decline in overall crime and violent crime, violence is more deadly than ever.
“When we said it was down, what did we start, OK? Our carjacking volume grew 111%.”
A Metropolitan Police Department car drove through Washington, D.C. on August 30, 2023. (Al Drago via Getty Images for Washington Post)
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U.S. attorney explains allegedly assaulted teenage suspect Former employee Edward Coristine, nicknamed Big Balls, may not face charges in her office due to DC’s juvenile justice system.
“They went to the family court that worked hard to be rehabilitated. The District of Columbia Council – the president was right – they had to stop their behavior. First, we had to lower the age of responsibility to 14. I was tired of letting these kids commit crimes – and they were crew members, not gangs, not DC,” Pirro.
Two 15-year-old children Arrested MPD said unarmed carjacking facial charges related to coral attacks.
Pirro added that she is working to make her office staff full and run to help make the country’s capital safer and “beautiful”.
