WASHINGTON — DC Councilmember Trayon White, Sr. wants the National Guard to help police officers keep the streets safe. Violent crime and property crime are both up substantially in 2023.

Bowser sent another request on Thursday, asking for a 90-day deployment of the guard while claiming the Pentagon had only refused her previous request because it failed to understand the situation.

Agencies have helped DC Police in the past including the National Guard after the Capitol riot and in 2020, more than 17,000 National Guard troops in 23 states and the District of Columbia were ...