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A video captured the protesters in Washington, DC, shouting at police officers “Get off our streets!” As law enforcement established a checkpoint with a popular nightlife corridor in the nation’s capital.
A few days after President Donald Trump tried to crack down on the crime, Washington, DC police came out a few days after the DC announced a federal acquisition with the 14th Street Northwest till late Wednesday night.
“Why are you here? You are trying to arrest innocent people? What is your purpose? What is your goal? Why will you not show your face? Do you see yourself in a mirror and think ‘I have done a good job today’?” A guard was heard shouting at the authorities.
Other people were urged drivers to “turn left” to avoid checkpoints.
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The Department of Homeland Security Investigation Agent Metropolitan joins the police department officials as they conduct traffic checks at a checkpoint with the 14th Street Northwest Corridor in Washington, DC on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. (AP/Jose Louis Magana)
Another gave an indication with the word “ice”.
The Metropolitan Police Department told Fox News Digital that “on August 13, 2025 at around 8:30 pm, the Metropolitan Police Department conducted a traffic safety compliance checkpoint in 2100 blocks of 14th, Street, Northwest.
“During the checkpoint, 344 vehicles were passed, 28, 38 notices of infractions were issued, and MPD made an arrest for fake tags,” said a spokesperson said, 38 notices of infractions, and without any permits and fake tags. ” “Since 2023, the Metropolitan Police Department has operated weekly traffic safety compliance posts.
A video from a video, who caught protesters in Washington, DC, shouted at police officers who were stationed at the checkpoint. (APTN)
According to the Washington Post, the Homeland Security Agents were also seen at the checkpoint, which was closed at around 11 am.
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A person is being stopped at a checkpoint with 14th Street in Northwest Washington on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. (AP/Alex Brandon)
Associated Press said that around the city, drug enforcement administration officials were seen at the National Mall, while the members of the National Guard were parked nearby.
DEA agent Navy Yard joined the officials of the metropolitan police department on patrol in the neighborhood, while the FBI agent stood with heavy smuggling Massachusetts Avenue.
Hundreds of federal law enforcement and city police officers made 43 arrests on the streets on Tuesday night, while a night before two dozen.
DC residents are seen shouting at law enforcement members who were standing at the police post on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. (AP/Jose Louis Magana)
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Trump announced on Monday that he was making the local police department federal under Section 740 of the Columbia Home Rule Act district, which allows the President to assume emergency control of the capital force of the capital for 30 days.
Fox News Digital’s Emma Colton and Associated Press contributed to the report.
