WASHINGTON (WFSB) â U.S. Capitol Police have arrested a woman from Stratford, CT who is accused of impersonating a law enforcement officer.
According to officials, 63-year-old Linda MaGovern approached a United States Capitol Inauguration Permieter Checkpoint at First and Columbus Circle NE on Saturday around 8:45 a.m.
Police said MaGovern displayed a metallic object, which was identified as a Military Police Challenge Coin, and stated she was a law enforcement officer and part of the presidential cabinet.
MaGovern was told to put her car in park three times and turn off the car. She was asked for her driverâs license when she began to drive forward.
UpdatedTue, Jan 19, 2021 at 9:44 am ET
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A Stratford woman was arrested Saturday by U.S. Capitol Police. (Shutterstock/Evgenia Parajanian)
WASHINGTON, DC A Stratford woman was arrested Saturday in Washington, D.C., near a security checkpoint for the upcoming inauguration and accused of impersonating a law enforcement officer and claiming to be a member of the presidential Cabinet.
Linda MaGovern, 63, is charged with impersonating an officer, fleeing law enforcement and failure to obey, police said.
At 8:45 a.m., MaGovern approached the presidential inauguration perimeter at First Street and Columbus Circle Northeast near the U.S. Capitol, according to a report from D.C. s Metropolitan Police Department. MaGovern displayed a Military Police Challenge Coin a medallion given to officers for outstanding achievement and said she was a law enforcement officer and part of the presidential Cabinet, police said.
A woman was arrested at an inauguration checkpoint Saturday morning for impersonating a law enforcement officer and fleeing from police, officials say. Linda.