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A Fairfield County woman arrested for allegedly impersonating a police officer at a Capitol security checkpoint put in place for the Presidential Inauguration has been found safe after a Silver Alert was issued when she disappeared.
Linda MaGovern, age 63, of Stratford, was located in Maryland, said Stratford Police Captain Frank A. Eannotti.
The Silver Alert was issued by Stratford Police on Wednesday, Jan. 27, after MaGovern failed to return home after being released from custody following a psychiatric evaluation.
MaGovern was arrested on Saturday, Jan. 16, by United States Capitol Police officers who stopped her at First Street and Columbus Circle, NE, at the checkpoint, according to Capitol Police.
More than 30 lawmakers sign on to letter requesting ability to use congressional allowance for security
More than 30 House members sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday requesting more flexibility for using their congressional allowances toward helping their personal safety by hiring local law enforcement or other security personnel for their home district offices.
“While the U.S. Capitol is protected by the United States Capitol Police with the support of strong security measures, including vehicle barriers and metal detectors, most Members spend the majority of their time in their Congressional Districts where security is often sparse,” they wrote in the letter. “Protecting Members in their District is much harder because local law enforcement agencies are stretched and limited, and often don’t have sufficient staffing or money to provide regular protection to Members. Except for Leadership, Members do not have se
Legislators propose honoring officer who died after U.S. Capitol riot ×
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U.S. Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) and Don Beyer (VA-8) introduced bipartisan legislation to honor United States Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick, who died from wounds received in the line of duty while defending the U.S. Capitol from attack on Jan. 6.
Beyer, who represented Sicknick in the House, and Watson Coleman, who represents much of Sicknick’s family, introduced a bipartisan House Resolution honoring Sicknick’s life and sacrifice as well as a bipartisan bill to posthumously award him a Congressional Gold Medal on Jan. 28.
Pelosi blasted armed Republican members of Congress as the enemy within We will probably need a supplemental for more security for members when the enemy is within the House of Representatives, she said Thursday
Asked to clarify who she meant, Pelosi: It means that we have members of Congress who want to bring guns onto the floor
GOP Rep. Andy Harris is being investigated for trying to bring gun onto House floor and GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert also wants to carry a firearm
Several members of Congress wrote to House leadership, asking permission to hire armed guards and upgrade security measures in their districts