Federal cops to get more power in DC

[Declan McCullagh]

Great. Just what DC residents need. --Declan


SOCIAL ISSUES D.C. Metropolitan Police and the Federal Protective Service 
News conference to announce a compact that will allow federal police forces 
to patrol and make arrests for D.C. Code offenses that occur near their 
agencies. Participants: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C.; D.C. Police 
Chief Charles Ramsey; Kenneth Wainstein, acting U.S. attorney and Andre 
Jordan , director, Federal Protective Service Location: HC-9, U.S. Capitol. 
10 a.m. Contact: Joyce Patterson, 202-225-8050 **NEW**