Shortly after President Donald Trump announced the federal takeover of the D.C. police department , WTOP spoke with shoppers at Hechinger Mall in Northeast D.C. about their thoughts on the change coming to policing in the District.

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“Something needed to be done” was said by nearly every person who agreed to be interviewed on the record and by those who just wanted to share their opinion over the next 90 minutes.

A lot of residents shared stories on how crime in D.C. has affected their lives,

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