US EditionCapitol Police arrest man who ‘smelled like fuel’ and had torch and flare gun
- Capitol Police arrested a man at the Capitol Visitor Center after screening revealed a possible firearm and two bottles in his backpack.
- Officers detected a faint odor of gasoline, which became stronger upon pulling the backpack.
- USCP Chief Thomas Manger stated that there is no indication that the incident was related to the election.
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US Capitol Police arrests man carrying torch, flare gun on Election Day
Washington: US Capitol Police said that officers have arrested a man who attempted to enter the Capitol building smelling like fuel and armed with potentially dangerous devices. “Our officers just arrested a man who was stopped during our screening process at the Capitol Visitor Centre. The man smelled like fuel, had a torch and a flare gun,” US Capitol Police said on social media platform X. The man also had two containers that, when opened by …
Man With Flare Gun, Blowtorch Arrested at Capitol
Authorities say they're still trying to figure out what a man arrested at the Capitol Tuesday morning with a blowtorch and a flare gun was planning. US Capitol Police said that during security screening at Capitol Visitor Center around 12:30pm, officers noticed that the man smelled of gasoline and...
Videos: Suspect with flare gun, torch arrested US Capitol
U.S. Capitol Police officers arrested a suspect who “smelled like fuel” and had a flare gun and torch in his possession at the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday afternoon during the center’s screening process. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the U.S. Capitol Police said, “Our officers just arrested a man who was stopped during our screening process at the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC). The man smelled like fuel, had a torch & a flare gun.” Foll…
The U.S. Capitol Police arrested a man who tried to enter the Capitol Visitor Center with a lighter, a flare gun and papers that he said he intended to deliver to Congress. It happened shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, when a man who according to the authorities smelled of fuel tried to go through the process of reviewing the visitor center. J. Thomas Manger, chief of the U.S. Capitol Police, said that the man slowly approached the visitor c…
Arresting a man at the U.S. Capitol on Election Day fuels Congressional security fears
The visitor center at the congress building is closed after the arrest of a man with a flare gun and a storm lighter.
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