WASHINGTON (7News) — More than 10,000 arrests have been made, and 1,036 illegal firearms seized since the launch of President Trump’s Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful crime initiative last August, the White House announced Thursday.
Of those arrests, 28 were for homicide, 1,693 for narcotics, 874 for weapons offenses and 34 for sex offenses. At least 52 known gang members were also among those arrested.
The latest arrest was 28-year-old Javonte Robinson, who is facing charges is connection to a deadly shooting in D.C.’s Trinidad neighborhood last year.
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“President Trump’s decisive no-nonsense strategy to restore law and order, the federal surge of law enforcement resources, combined with aggressive prosecution of violent offenders, is delivering real, measurable results,” U.S Attorney Jeanine Pirro said.
Nineteen missing children have also been located or recovered by the task force since the start of the operation.
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