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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A crowd rental company has seen a massive uptick in inquiries regarding its services in Washington, D.C., amid President Donald Trump’s move to federalize the police force in the nation’s capital. “Right now, D.C. inquiries are up roughly 400% compared to the same period in 2024,” Crowds on Demand CEO Adam Swart told Fox News Digital, adding that the time period he is referencing is May to July 2024. The company always sees a spike in requests during what Swart calls “high-stakes political moments.”  TRUMP’S PLAN TO DEPLOY NATIONAL GUARD IN DC SPARKS BACKLASH…

NEED TO KNOW D’Marcus Riggins died after being shot last weekHis mother Tykeshia Riggins is raising funds for his funeralNo arrests have been named and a reward is offered for information regarding the shooting An Alabama high school athlete was fatally shot after practice last week, leaving his family and community shaken. D’Marcus Riggins, 17, died in the hospital following a shooting in Sylacauga, Ala., late Friday evening, Aug. 8, the Sylacauga Police Department said in a statement. Officers responding to a call of shots fired found D’Marcus and another person suffering from gunshot wounds at the scene, per the statement.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Washington Post editorial board offered limited support for President Donald Trump’s decision to federalize the Washington D.C. police force and send National Guard troops into the city to combat crime, but noted that “longer-term solutions” are needed to make a longstanding impact.”However unpopular he might be in the deep-blue District, Trump is trying to deliver on the law-and-order message of his presidential campaign,” the Post stated on Monday. “He might not delve into the weeds of criminal justice, but lawmakers in the city and on Capitol Hill have an opportunity to…

NEED TO KNOW Adam Crespo, 49, was convicted of second-degree murder on Monday, Aug. 11 in Florida and is now facing a possible life sentenceThe conviction stems from the death of his girlfriend Silvia Galva, 32, who died in 2019 after being impaled with a bedpost fashioned like a metal spear”He was pissed off and wanted her out,” said Assistant State Attorney Jaclyn Broudy of the Broward County State Attorney’s Office. A Florida man who claimed his girlfriend died in a freak accident was convicted of her murder on Monday. Adam Crespo, 49, is now facing a possible life sentence…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! CNN host Abby Phillip compared President Donald Trump to Batman on Monday night while criticizing his efforts to clean up crime in Washington, D.C. However, social media users thought the comparison made Trump look “cool.”During the intro to CNN’s “NewsNight,” Phillip mocked Trump as the “crime-fighter-in-chief” of the nation’s capital and compared him to the comic book character after the president’s announcement earlier in the day that the federal government would be cleaning up crime in the city. “Donald Trump makes himself Batman and the nation’s capital is Gotham City,” she said, adding,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro on Tuesday announced an indictment in Washington, D.C., accusing Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier and Bazile Richardson, a naturalized U.S. citizen, of conspiring to send U.S. funds to finance Chérizier’s Haitian gang.The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Chérizier is a fugitive and is believed to be in Haiti.His co-defendant, Richardson, who also goes by “Fredo,” “Fred Lion,” “Leo Danger,” and “Lepe Blode,” was arrested in Pasadena, Texas on July 23. Pirro said Tuesday that Chérizier is a gang leader who orchestrated and committed various acts of violence against Haitians.DOJ CONSIDERS SEEKING…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., blasted President Donald Trump for activating National Guard troops and taking over the Metropolitan Police Department to tackle crime in Washington. Schiff’s comments coincide with the start of a trial regarding Trump’s deployment of California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to respond to immigration riots in June, bypassing California Gov. Gavin Newsom to dispatch the troops.”First, Donald Trump used the Marines and the National Guard to support his mass deportation agenda in Los Angeles,” Schiff posted on X Monday. “Now, he’s using similar tactics in D.C. like a…

NEED TO KNOW Jayla-Jean Mclaren, 1, died on Aug. 3 after being hospitalized with “grievous” injuries, police saidA 31-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman, believed to be her parents, have been charged with murder, according to the BBCPolice released a family tribute reading, “Mummy, daddy, and nanny will always love you. Fly high princess” A 1-year-old girl was brought to a U.K. hospital with what police described as “grievous” injuries and later died — and now her parents have been charged with murder. Emergency services were called at 11:34 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 1, to a home in Newport, Isle…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cincinnati leaders are reportedly calling on members of the local government to bring charges against a White man seen slapping a Black man during a viral confrontation that left six injured and led to seven arrests in late-July. In a public discussion hosted by Ohio State Rep. Cecil Thomas on Monday, community members met to discuss concerns over the city’s handling of the investigation into the fight, WLWT reported. “The video speaks for itself,” Thomas said, according to the outlet. “The method by which this situation has been handled raises serious questions as to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The federal government argued before a California judge — the brother of a retired Supreme Court justice — that President Donald Trump acted within his legal authority by deploying the National Guard and Marines to quell immigration riots in Los Angeles earlier this year.Judge Charles Breyer – sibling of President Bill Clinton-appointed Justice Stephen Breyer – heard testimony in the case brought by the Newsom administration over whether the federal government violated federal law in its use of the military on domestic soil and/or the 10th Amendment.The case is expected to test…