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WASHINGTON—A top U.S. Capitol Police commander—recently retired Assistant Chief Yogananda Pittman—failed to respond to repeated urgent radio calls ...

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Police sought to provide safe passage for Trump loyalists to the Capitol while "excluding access" to counterprotesters.

Inspector General confirms Capitol Police ignored fascist Proud Boy mob on January 6 US Capitol Police (USCP) Inspector General Michael Bolton testified Monday before the Committee on House Administration, reviewing the contents of his third flash report, ostensibly dedicated to identifying “deficiencies” in Capitol Police threat assessment and counter-surveillance operations, before and during the attempted January 6 coup. Trump supporters scaling the wall of the Capitol on January 6, 2021...

POLITICO Capitol Police turned attention from ’200’ Proud Boys gathered on Jan. 6, lawmaker says Rep. Zoe Lofgren says the department’s intelligence resources instead focused on a few counterdemonstrators leading up to the insurrection. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) asked Capitol Police Inspector General Michael Bolton whether countersurveillance had been assigned to the Proud Boys. | Susan Walsh/AP Photo Link Copied The U.S. Capitol Police identified about 200 members of the Proud Boys ass...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 5.3.21 Good Monday morning. . The Seminole Tribe of Florida is out with a new 60-second ad, aiming to rally support for a new gaming Compact with the state. The ad drops around two weeks before a Special Legislative Session will convene to finalize that agreement. The new minute long-spot, titled “ The Seminole Story,” highlights existing economic benefits from the current gaming structure and argues the new compa...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Police arrive at the Capitol to confront protesters during the joint session of the 117th Congress on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/TNS) Capitol Police investigating 35 officers after Jan. 6 insurrection Six of those officers are suspended with pay, according to John Stolnis, a spokesperson for the department. “The investigation into the January 6 attack remains under investigation. Our Office of Professional Respo...

"I Dont Trust The People Above Me" Riot Squad Cops Open Up About Disastrous Response to Capitol Insurrection -- this post authored by Joaquin Sapien and Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica The riot squad defending the embattled entrance to the west side of the U.S. Capitol was surrounded by violence. Rioters had clambered up the scaffolding by the stage erected for the inauguration of President Joseph Biden. They hurled everything they could get their hands on at the cops beneath: rebar, plywood, power...

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The U.S. Capitol police union issued an overwhelming no-confidence vote for the force's top leaders, including acting Chief Yogananda Pittman and a