White House has witnessed other breaches, odd incidents
The White House and the surrounding areas in the White House security
perimeter have been the scene of security breaches, attempted
intrusions and other bizarre incidents in recent years, prompting the
Secret Service to consider new security measures.
In the summer of 2015, sharper spikes were added to the fence surrounding the perimeter to discourage intruders. And this spring, the Secret Service proposed a new design with "intrusion detection technology."
In the most recent incident, on Friday, the White House went into lockdown after what federal law enforcement agencies said was a shooting just outside the White House gate. President Obama was on a golf outing at Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs, Md. when the shooting occurred. No White House employees were injured.
One of the most frightening incidents happened on Sept.
19, 2014, when a man armed with a knife was able to scramble over the
White House fence, dash across the lawn and north portico doors and
into the residence before agents nabbed him.
Here are some other notable incidents:
• On April 1, an individual who scaled the White House fence after throwing a backpack over it was taken into custody by Secret Service agents.
• On March 7, Secret Service officers tackled and arrested a man in a hoodie who apparently tried to breach the White House fence.
• On Thanksgiving Day 2015, the Secret Service apprehended a White House fence jumper who said he was trying to deliver a message.
• On Jan. 26, 2015, a government employee told the Secret Service that he lost control of a small drone before it crashed on the grounds of the White House. The perimeter was locked down for a time period as officials examined the drone.
• On Oct. 22, 2014, a man jumped the fence on the north lawn and was quickly taken down by security dogs before being arrested by the Secret Service.
• On May 23, 2014, Secret Service officers arrested a man who had stripped himself of all his clothing outside the White House. He was charged with assault and indecent exposure.
• On Nov. 11, 2011, a man fired a semiautomatic rifle at the White House. He had called President Obama "the anti-Christ." One bullet had struck an upstairs window, but was stopped by bulletproof glass, according to the Secret Service. The president wasn't in the White House at the time
• In a bizarre incident on Sept. 11, 2014, a man wearing a Pikachu hat (from a fictional character in a video game) scaled the fence and entered the North Lawn where he was arrested.
Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/05/20/white-house-has-witnessed-other-breaches-odd-incidents/84670408/
In the summer of 2015, sharper spikes were added to the fence surrounding the perimeter to discourage intruders. And this spring, the Secret Service proposed a new design with "intrusion detection technology."
In the most recent incident, on Friday, the White House went into lockdown after what federal law enforcement agencies said was a shooting just outside the White House gate. President Obama was on a golf outing at Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs, Md. when the shooting occurred. No White House employees were injured.
Here are some other notable incidents:
• On April 1, an individual who scaled the White House fence after throwing a backpack over it was taken into custody by Secret Service agents.
• On March 7, Secret Service officers tackled and arrested a man in a hoodie who apparently tried to breach the White House fence.
• On Thanksgiving Day 2015, the Secret Service apprehended a White House fence jumper who said he was trying to deliver a message.
• On Jan. 26, 2015, a government employee told the Secret Service that he lost control of a small drone before it crashed on the grounds of the White House. The perimeter was locked down for a time period as officials examined the drone.
• On Oct. 22, 2014, a man jumped the fence on the north lawn and was quickly taken down by security dogs before being arrested by the Secret Service.
• On May 23, 2014, Secret Service officers arrested a man who had stripped himself of all his clothing outside the White House. He was charged with assault and indecent exposure.
• On Nov. 11, 2011, a man fired a semiautomatic rifle at the White House. He had called President Obama "the anti-Christ." One bullet had struck an upstairs window, but was stopped by bulletproof glass, according to the Secret Service. The president wasn't in the White House at the time
• In a bizarre incident on Sept. 11, 2014, a man wearing a Pikachu hat (from a fictional character in a video game) scaled the fence and entered the North Lawn where he was arrested.
Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/05/20/white-house-has-witnessed-other-breaches-odd-incidents/84670408/
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