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| Man arrested after breach attempt at Capitol | |
| 2006-09-18 | |
| WASHINGTON - A man crashed his vehicle into a security barricade at the U.S. Capitol on Monday, ran into the building and was arrested, forcing the complex to briefly be locked down, authorities said. Police shut down the complex as they investigated the incident, and to ensure that all people there were authorized to be there. The incident happened shortly before 8 a.m. EDT, witnesses said. The Capitol complex was reopened within the hour. Hill staffers were briefly instructed to remain in their offices while police searched to ensure there were no other interlopers. Construction workers and police said the man drove his SUV through a barricade at the Capitol, where a major visitors’ center is under construction. His vehicle also crashed into a water fountain on the plaza in the middle of the construction area. Witnesses said the man, wearing a blue ballcap, ran into the Capitol near the Rotunda and was pursued by police. A construction supervisor said the man was apprehended in a construction area on the third floor of the building. Capitol police were searching room by room, hallway by hallway, Eric Ueland, chief of staff for Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., told CNN. There have been a string of security alerts involving evacuations of the Capitol and various surrounding office buildings since the Sept. 11 attacks five years ago. “This individual was apprehended before he could get his way too far in the Capitol and if he intended to do any damage, not be able to follow through on that,” Ueland said. A congressional aide said she had received e-mail from police saying the Capitol building was in “lock down” because of a security breach and that no one would be allowed access to the building pending a security sweep.
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| Posted by:mcsegeek1 |
| #11 Looks like a test run to me and a good one..... |
| Posted by: Grurong Threatle4376 2006-09-18 15:46 |
| #10 "the man appeared to be having a seizure" Nah, he's just a |
| Posted by: flyover 2006-09-18 13:51 |
| #9 "Is that a small weapon in your pocket or are you just a democratic senator?" lol! |
| Posted by: tired and beat down 2006-09-18 13:50 |
| #8 The man was armed with a gun Impossible! Guns are not allowed in D.C.! No one with criminal intent would be so brazen as to break a gun-control law! Clearly false report. |
| Posted by: psychohillbilly 2006-09-18 13:43 |
| #7 Dude appears to have been packing heat: The man was armed with a gun, said one security officer speaking anonymously pending an official briefing. The officer said the man was captured by police after running through the Rotunda in the center of the Capitol and down a stairway into the basement. He said the man appeared to be having a seizure, and was taken to a hospital. A congressional aide said the man appeared to be carrying a small weapon and that an ambulance had been called because of the apparent seizure. The aide said that police were reviewing a videotape of the incident and were expected to release a statement soon. "Is that a small weapon in your pocket or are you just a democratic senator?" |
| Posted by: Steve 2006-09-18 13:36 |
| #6 At first I thought a Kennedy was late for a floor vote or possibly McKinney trying to go out in style. I think itÂ’s bad that he go into the building before he was stopped. Just think if he had an explosive vest and detonated it? |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2006-09-18 13:02 |
#5
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| Posted by: Dave D. 2006-09-18 12:57 |
| #4 I'm still a bit confused on the identity of the goldenrod guy. So's he!! LOL |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-09-18 12:13 |
| #3 Fred is light yellow. Steve White is salmon, newspaperman Scooter McGruder is Pepto Bismol (or chewing gum, if you are so inclined) pink, the just returned from Barthelona (a pronounciation, not a spelling) Seafarious is light blue, lotp is light sage green (possibly sage -- we are now venturing well beyond my non-artistic non-expertise), Pappy is battleship grey, Army of Steves Steve is bright green, and I'm still a bit confused on the identity of the goldenrod guy. Study hard. There will be a test later. ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-09-18 12:02 |
| #2 Thanks for 'saying it in Salmon' Fred. My unworthy impotent Yellow just doesn't have the same 'impact'. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-09-18 11:47 |
| #1 It was that damn Ambien again, I tell ya! |
| Posted by: Rep. Patrick Kennedy 2006-09-18 11:28 |