WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor today to honor United States Capitol Police officers, including those on his
Virginia flags ordered at half-staff in honor of Capitol police officer U.S. Capitol Police Officer Billy Evans. By Pat Thomas | WDBJ | April 15, 2021 at 12:34 PM EDT - Updated April 15 at 12:36 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - Governor Ralph Northam has ordered U.S. and Virginia flags flown at half-staff Thursday, April 15, in honor of a Capitol police officer from Virginia killed when a driver hit a barricade.
The order reads as follows:
In accordance with the authority vested in me as Governor, I hereby order that the flags of the United States of America and the commonwealth of Virginia are to be flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings and grounds in the commonwealth of Virginia in respect and memory of United States Capitol Police Officer William F. “Billy” Evans, of Burke, Virginia.
DC Police called for backup 17 times in 78 minutes during MAGA mob riot as crowd grew to nearly 10,000 and outnumbered officers by more than 58 to one as Capitol cops were pulled back
Officers with the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (MPD) requested backup at least 17 times over the span of 78 minutes
The mob of Trump supporters would eventually grow to at least 9,400 people, outnumbering officers by more than 58 to one
Analysis comes after a report described a multitude of missteps that left the Capitol police force unprepared for the January 6 insurrection by MAGA mob
Watchdog report was released internally last month
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This is being written on Israel’s Memorial Day For Fallen Soldiers as well as Israel’s 73
rd Independence Day. I want to remind readers about a recent Blog I wrote paying my respects to Boulder, Colorado Policeman Eric Talley who saved many lives during the recent terrorist attack on a supermarket by a Muslim gunman. If I had more time, I have many more names to add.