As the federal emergency that created the surge of law enforcement and National Guard winds down, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said the “useful life” of the Guard in Washington is “coming to an end.”
The emergency order expired Sept. 10, but federal officers and National Guard troops extended in the District until November will remain visible in the nation’s capital. Bowser stressed the District’s public safety mission “doesn’t change,” but said full authority of the Metropolitan Police Department will return to the city.
The end of the surge does not mean the end of federal law enforcement in Washington.
The nation’s capital is home to more than two dozen federal police agencies that will continue operating alongside MPD, including the Capitol Police, Park Police and Secret Service, all of which have authority to make arrests…