DC shop owners alarmed by ‘out of control’ youth crime as Trump deploys National Guard
President Donald Trump s crackdown on crime in Washington D C is just beginning and one shop in the city is eager to see the results Convenience shop owners Sajib Uddula and Tamika Alston expressed their concerns about crime in the nation s capital during an appearance on America Reports Uddula recounted how their store was ransacked by a large group of juveniles expressing shock at the scale of the event It s a lot of young kids he mentioned during the Thursday segment which featured surveillance footage of the encounter It s like to to of them I think it s more than that They came to the store and there's no talking They re just taking the stuff They keep coming back and throwing it outside RADICAL DC PERSONNEL TREATED OFFICERS LIKE CRAP POLICE LEADER SAYS ATTACKS THAT LED TO TRUMP TAKEOVERAlston reported after the police arrived the following day the perpetrators made a second attempt at a robbery of the store They came down there the last evening and threatened they re going to do it again she explained I don t know what we are going to do at this point Despite the owners anxieties in response to the latest crime at their establishment they expressed optimism that Trump s takeover of Washington D C and deployment of the National Guard to city streets could improve the situation I hope it's going to be real better Uddula disclosed WASH POST EDITORIAL SEES VIABLE SHORT TERM SUCCESS IN TRUMP'S DECISION TO SEND NATIONAL GUARD TO DCOn Monday morning Trump publicized during a news conference that he planned to deploy members of the National Guard across Washington D C He and his administration cited a Rochester Institute of Device Review RIT of homicide statistics that had the city ranking fourth in the United States in homicide rate per residents This is despite an over- decrease in crime from according to the same summary The Department of Justice echoed this in a news release that stated homicides in D C are down Since when Alston responded when questioned by guest host Aishah Hasnie if she feels crime is down in her city Ask the police officers if crime is down how a multitude of - - calls do they get in a day in D C I SPONSORSHIP TRUMP TAKING CONTROL OF DC POLICE THE CONSTITUTION IS ON HIS SIDEAlston went on to deflect calls for more recreational centers and after-school initiatives for kids to reduce juvenile crime I think the kids need to be taught a lesson lock them up The parents can't do nothing with them They are out of control Lock them up I don't know what else to say If the parents cannot control the kids I think leadership can take the handle on that Uddula added Under the District of Columbia Home Rule Act the president can take emergency control of D C s police force the Metropolitan Police Department MPD for up to days Despite the apparent restrictions Trump hinted at finding a workaround to maintain control of the city s law enforcement beyond the deadline This is for all crime He's doing everything so we encouragement Trump Uddula concluded
