Arlington County, Va. (D.C. suburb) says it has pulled its police out of DC

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Jenna Johnson Retweeted

Arlington County, Va. (D.C. suburb) sa
ys it has pulled its police out of the city after the police charge against peaceful protestors outside the White House.

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@AlexandriaVAPD
, are you doing the same?

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Alexandria Police were not in DC today.

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[soothsayer]

1. Happy, as an Arlingtonian, but confused

Swear I saw DC Mayor Muriel Bowser say on CNN that they hadn’t asked for them.

[elleng]

2. 'Mutual aid agreement' may not require an 'ask.'

[nitpicker]

3. From my copy of one of Eric Feigl-Ding's Tweeter threads (sorry, but I just read Twitter, not ON it)

Huge - Arlington VA police department has withdrawn all its officers from across the river in Washington DC. At the direction of Arlington County Board, Arlington PD will not continue aiding the National Guard and DC police.
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arlingtonva
@ArlingtonVA
· 20h
Arlington County tonight withdrew its police officers from the District of Columbia following events around Lafayette Park. https://bit.ly/3cnz7iH
9:49 PM · Jun 1, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
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Eric Feigl-Ding
@DrEricDing
·
20h
Replying to
@DrEricDing
2) “The County is re-evaluating the agreements that allowed our officers to be put in a compromising position that endangered their health and safety, and that of the people around them, for a purpose not worthy of our mutual aid obligations.” Wow.

(snip)

4) because of the history and proximity, Arlington police long had mutual protection & mutual aid pact w/ DC police. But basically Arlington County Board overruled it (Arlington does not have a mayor, it’s governed by a 5 member ‘knights of the roundtable’ style elected council).
Eric Feigl-Ding
@DrEricDing
·
19h
5) So proud of Arlington County board
@Matt4Arlington
,
@kcristol

@CD4arlington

@libbygarvey
for their decision to withdraw Arlington PD from DC tonight. (I’m sure the late
@erik4arlington
too if he was still alive, as would
@arlingtondems
candidate
@TakisKarantonis
after July).
Eric Feigl-Ding
@DrEricDing
·
19h
6) Even the DC police department are rejecting the violent treatment of protesters and media tonight. DC police are distancing themselves from the violent videos earlier. So glad Arlington PD has withdrawn and refusing to engage.
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[nitpicker]

4. From the ArlNow article on the situation

https://www.arlnow.com/2020/06/01/breaking-arlington-officers-ordered-to-immediately-leave-d-c/

BREAKING: Arlington Officers Ordered to ‘Immediately Leave D.C.’

ARLnow.com June 1, 2020 at 9:05pm

(Updated at 9:50 p.m.) Arlington County police officers who were assisting U.S. Park Police during protests in D.C. have been ordered “to immediately leave,” County Board Chair Libby Garvey tweeted Monday night.

Officers in ACPD helmets could be seen in photos and video (below) assisting with the forceful removal of protesters from around St. John’s Church, an action that involved the deployment of tear gas. Shortly thereafter, President Trump walked to the church and held up a bible, a move dismissed as a photo opportunity by critics and criticized as “antithetical to the teachings of Jesus” by the Episcopal bishop of Washington.

“Appalled mutual aid agreement abused to endanger their and others safety for a photo op,” Garvey wrote just before 9 p.m., about two hours after the incident. “We ordered @ArlingtonVaPD to immediately leave DC.”

“At the direction of the County Board, County Manager and Police Chief, all ACPD officers left the District of Columbia at 8:30 tonight,” the county subsequently said in a brief statement. “The County is re-evaluating the agreements that allowed our officers to be put in a compromising position that endangered their health and safety, and that of the people around them, for a purpose not worthy of our mutual aid obligations.”

County police in riot gear were assisting with crowd control in Lafayette Square, near the White House, following a mutual aid request from Park Police. Such requests are typically used for suspect searches or to assist with significant incidents; Arlington often requests the assistance of the U.S. Park Police helicopter, for instance.

Following inquiries from ARLnow, after we noticed ACPD helmets in a TV news broadcast Sunday night, a police spokeswoman earlier today confirmed that Arlington police were indeed in D.C. after a mutual aid request.
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