As President Donald Trump\u2019s law enforcement surge approaches the end of its third week, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is working to quell the fear and anxiety it has created for some city residents.<\/p>\n
As President Donald Trump\u2019s law enforcement surge approaches the end of its third week, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is working to quell the fear and anxiety it has created for some city residents.\n<\/p>\n
In one case, The Associated Press reported,<\/a> officers made an arrest in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood near Bancroft Elementary School on Wednesday morning. A group of community members chanted, and some of the officers had their faces covered.<\/p>\n One resident said incidents like that are resulting in fear.<\/p>\n During a news conference, Mayor Bowser said extra federal officers are helping to keep crime trends on a positive trajectory. D.C. police, she said, need to hire 500 more officers over the next few years to reach the threshold of 4,000 officers that officials think the city needs.<\/p>\n But, in one of her strongest public rebukes since the surge started, Bowser said masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and National Guard troops from other states aren\u2019t helping to keep the city safe. Instead, the setup may be causing some community members to question whether they can trust local law enforcement when they need help, city leaders said.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s tremendous anxiety in the District,\u201d Bowser said. \u201cWhen I look and I see residents putting things on social media or neighborhood chats, I know that there is a lot of anxiety. There\u2019s a lot of anxiety with kids going back to school.\u201d<\/p>\n