The Latest Breaking News from Capitol Police

A New Jersey man who stole two microphones belonging to Nancy Pelosi and smoked a cigarette in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda was sentenced to 10 days in prison and a year of probation for his role in the Jan. 6 riot.

Irving was one of four top security officials on the Capitol Police Board responsible for protecting the Capitol on Jan. 6.

WASHINGTON — Plans are in the works to reopen the Capitol in phases, starting March 28, according to a proposed Capitol Police plan reviewed by CQ Roll Call.

The Capitol would reopen to visitors in phases, starting March 28 with school groups, according to a proposed Capitol Police plan.

Ravi Satkalmi, a high-ranking NYPD intelligence official, will be the Capitol Police’s next director of intelligence.

The fiscal 2022 omnibus bill would boost staff and operations funding, including for Capitol Police, which has had hiring challenges.

WASHINGTON — The Capitol Police department needs to better understand and address potential officer hesitancy to use force, the Government Accountability Office found in a report released Monday regarding steps the department should take to improve preparations for violent demonstrations like Jan. 6.

The Government Accountability Office has found that Capitol Police operate under unclear use of force guidelines.

WASHINGTON — The Capitol Police Board issued an emergency declaration Sunday in response to convoys of truck drivers who assembled around the capital region to protest the government response to COVID-19.

WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday she is confident Capitol security officials are prepared for trucker convoys traveling to the Washington, D.C., region to protest COVID-19 restrictions, noting that most potential disruptions would not overlap with President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on March 1.

After trucker protests immobilized Canada's capital, convoys to Washington, D.C., are being planned to protest pandemic restrictions.