How D.C. federal law enforcement efforts could inform what happens in Memphis
Members of the Ohio National Guard patrol the National Mall on Sept. 14 in Washington. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)
It’s been a little more than a month since President Donald Trump mobilized National Guard troops and sent them into Washington, D.C., pledging a crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital.
Now Trump has announced Memphis as the location of the next deployment. He signed a presidential memorandum Monday, Sept. 15, that established the Memphis Safe Task Force, a federally led crime-reduction effort that promises coordination among 13 federal agencies and potential assistance from a host of state and local law enforcement, including the National Guard.
In announcing the task force, Trump said crime-reduction efforts in the Bluff City would be a “replica” of the “extraordinarily successful” efforts in D.C.
So what has military involvement in D.C. looked like? And what does it say about how this could go in Memphis?
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Aarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers public safety for The Daily Memphian, focusing on crime and the local court system. He earned his bachelor’s in journalism and strategic media from the University of Memphis.
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