DC Crime Policies Under Fire After Congressional Staffers Robbed at Gunpoint
Incidents spark debate over policing laws as multiple staffers recount harrowing experiences in the nation's capital.
- Rep. Mike Collins criticizes DC's crime policies following the armed robbery of his staffer, Octavian Miller.
- Several congressional staffers were victims of a robbery spree in Washington's Navy Yard neighborhood.
- Collins and colleagues argue for stricter law enforcement and a return to 'law and order' policies.
- DC's Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Act faces scrutiny amid rising crime statistics.
- Recent emergency legislation aims to relax some restrictions on police pursuits in the district.