Capitol Police Department

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State of the Union thegrio.com
February 28, 2022
Fencing around the U.S. Capitol is back up for the president's State of the Union address on Tuesday. The U.S.…
October 15, 2021
A Capitol Police officer has been indicted after prosecutors say he helped to hide evidence of a Jan. 6 rioter’s…
September 16, 2021
New reports are surfacing that six Capitol Police officers are being disciplined for their actions at the Jan. 6 insurrection…
August 27, 2021
Michael Byrd, the U.S. Capitol Police lieutenant cleared for shooting the rioter, had his say about the day's deadly circumstances.
July 29, 2021
"If I came here with my arm in a sling or bandage around my head, would that give me more…
Capitol police officer Harry Dunn thegrio.com
July 27, 2021
Lawmakers are hearing testimony from Capitol officers as the January 6 commission kicks off the first day of the probe…
July 20, 2021
Henry "Enrique" Tarrio and others removed a Black Lives Matter flag from Asbury United Methodist Church in D.C., then set…
April 5, 2021
After the Jan 6. insurrection and the recent attack that left one dead, there's widespread worry that Capitol cops will…
April 4, 2021
Lawmakers are trying to balance openness with safety after Friday’s attack within steps of the Capitol, almost 3 months after…
March 26, 2021
Seven committees of the House of Representatives launched an investigation into the government’s handling of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
March 15, 2021
U.S. officials arrested and charged two men with assaulting Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick with bear spray during the Jan.…
March 7, 2021
The U.S. Capitol Police are beginning a search for a permanent police chief as the fallout from the Jan. 6…
February 23, 2021
Testifying publicly for the first time about the riots, former security officials are poised to cast blame on the Pentagon…
February 22, 2021
"America has spoken," said Nicholes Lentz, a former North Miami Beach police officer arrested Friday. "You can not stop millions…
Sen. Lindsey Graham thegrio.com
February 11, 2021
Sen. Lindsey Graham stated that officers could have used force after viewing footage from the historic events.
February 4, 2021
At least one Proud Boy was motivated by vengeance against police in his participation in the Jan. 6 insurrection that…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez AOC thegrio.com
February 2, 2021
NY Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez likened telling a trauma survivor to move on without accountability as "the same tactics of abusers."
January 31, 2021
"The west side of the Capitol is well known as perhaps the best place for sledding in D.C.’s high-density urban…
January 23, 2021
Federal law enforcement officials are trying to decide whether or not they should forego charging some of the Capitol rioters.
January 22, 2021
Questions are now swirling about whether the maskless, pro-Donald Trump Capitol stormers infected police officers at a superspreader event.