WASHINGTON — Federal agents continue to patrol neighborhoods in the District this week, as a controversial crime-fighting initiative draws increasing concern from community members.
Checkpoints and law enforcement activity have become a common sight in areas like Ward 8, where residents say the show of force is creating fear rather than safety.
“It’s a bunch of BS,” said Kelly Mikel Williams, chairman of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 8E. “To try to say we needed someone to deal with crime and clean up our streets—that’s not the answer.”…