Off-duty police were part of the Capitol mob. Now police are turning in their own. Kimberly Kindy, Kim Bellware and Mark Berman, The Washington Post Jan. 16, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Supporters of President Trump take over balconies and inauguration scaffolding at the Capitol on Jan. 6.Washington Post photo by Matt McClain. WASHINGTON - During the chaos at the Capitol, overwhelmed police officers confronted and combated a frenzied sea of rioters who transformed the seat of democracy into a battlefield. Now police chiefs across the country are confronting the uncomfortable reality that members in their own ranks were among the mob that faced off against other law enforcement officers.