Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) issued an order directing the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) to continue cooperating with federal law enforcement officials.
“During and after the Presidential emergency, the SBEOC will manage the District’s response, coordinate centralized communications, and ensure coordination with federal law enforcement to the maximum extent allowable by law within the District,” a press release from Bowser’s office says.
According to the release, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services will also “continue leading efforts around homelessness, encampments, and moving people into shelter and housing.”
The order supports the work of the Safe and Beautiful Emergency Operations Center (SBEOC) in managing DC’s response to the Trump-established Safe and Beautiful Task Force. “The SBEOC will coordinate centralized communications; formulate post-emergency planning; formulate post-emergency operations; and ensure coordination with federal law enforcement to the maximum extent allowable by law within the District,” the order says.
“Emergency planning will include coordination of any continued enhanced federal law enforcement efforts and shared resources with the United States Marshals Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Park Police, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the United States Capitol Police, and the United States Secret Service,” the order explains. The Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice will lead the efforts to “address requests for services from federal partners and to coordinate activities with the Task Force.”
Following President Trump’s decision to place DC under federal control, Bowser admitted that there was an “extreme reduction” in violent crime.
