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Ahead of a planned demonstration in the District of Columbia, the United States Capitol Police (USCP) will temporarily close First Street from Constitution Avenue, NE, to Independence Avenue, SE between approximately 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 19, and approximately 7:00 p.m. on Friday, January 20.
The USCP will temporarily close the following roads between approximately 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Friday, January 20:
Last year the number of threat investigations by the United States Capitol Police (USCP) decreased, but the caseload remains historically high.
In 2022, the USCP Threat Assessment Section (TAS) investigated a total of 7,501 cases. That number includes investigations into concerning statements and direct threats.
This afternoon a group of demonstrators were illegally blocking traffic on Independence Avenue, SW, near First Street, SW.
As we approach the second anniversary of one of the darkest days in our nation's history, we must answer this critical question, "Could January 6 happen again?"
During the last two years, with the support of Congress, the United States Capitol Police (USCP) has been working around the clock to implement more than 100 significant improvements. Today we are clearly better off than we were before the January 6 attack and that is due to the hard work and dedication of more than 2,000 USCP employees.
Here are the facts:
For safety and security reasons, we will be closing the following roads around the U.S. Capitol ahead of tonight's Joint Meeting of Congress.
On Wednesday, December 21, at 4:00 p.m. the following roads will close to the public:
• First Street between Constitution Avenue, NW, and Independence Avenue, SW.
The Command Center has access to roughly 1,800 cameras, which provide us the capability to collect evidence from any camera's location at any time, while also allowing Command Center personnel to monitor select video feeds. Among these are cameras that are used to actively monitor the Speaker's San Francisco residence around the clock when she is there. While the Speaker was with her security detail in Washington, D.C., the San Francisco cameras were not actively monitored as they are when the Speaker is at the residence.
Friday's attack against Paul Pelosi is an alarming reminder of the dangerous threats elected officials and public figures face during today's contentious political climate. After the 2011 shooting of Representative Gabby Giffords and the 2017 shooting of Representative Steve Scalise, the United States Capitol Police (USCP) made security improvements. With the increasing number of threats against elected officials from city council members to federal judges, our work to further our efforts to protect the Members of Congress becomes increasingly urgent.
The United States Capitol Police (USCP) is assisting the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the San Francisco Police with a joint investigation into a break-in at the California home of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The Speaker was in Washington, D.C. with her protective detail at the time of the overnight, break-in.
The United States Capitol Police (USCP) will temporarily restrict parking and traffic around the U.S. Capitol on Sunday, October 30, 2022, to ensure everyone's safety during the Marine Corps Marathon.
The USCP will temporarily close the following roads on Sunday from 12:01 a.m. through the end of the race:
This afternoon the United States Capitol Police (USCP) Hazardous Incident Response Division cleared a suspicious vehicle, which was illegally parked on Capitol Grounds.
USCP Officers arrested the driver after he admitted to having guns in the vehicle-- a small white van.
Weapons are banned from Capitol Grounds, yet dozens of people are arrested each year for violating the law.
Around 3:45 p.m., USCP officers noticed the van was illegally parked along the 100 block of East Capitol Street.
The driver told us he had guns in the van. A K-9 also "hit" on the vehicle.