A top Justice Department (DOJ) official narrowly avoided a robbery Tuesday afternoon in Washington, D.C., highlighting growing concerns about safety in the nation’s capital.
Harmeet Dhillon, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, said a homeless man tried to steal her phone while she returned to the DOJ from an appointment.
“A malodorous homeless person attempted to swipe my phone today while I was walking in DC back to the DOJ from an appointment—but he was not in his right mind and I artfully dodged the attempt,” Dhillon wrote on X.
“It’ll be a while till things feel safe in this city, so everyone stay alert!”
Earlier that same day, Dhillon and Gateway Pundit White House Correspondent Jordan Conradson were confronted by another homeless individual near the White House.
The man demanded Dhillon hand over her water bottle before the encounter ended without physical harm.
These incidents occur amid other violent episodes in the District.
DOGE worker Edward Coristine, nicknamed “Big Balls,” was severely attacked by a group of assailants after allegedly intervening to help a woman under assault, highlighting the city’s ongoing public safety challenges.
ABC News Live host Linsey Davis Phillips was reportedly assaulted near the network’s