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In reply to the discussion: Part of White House 'being evacuated' [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)23. Here's an ABC/AP page:

...The incident occurred just minutes after President Barack Obama and his daughters left the White House on Friday evening aboard Marine One on their way to Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland where Obama and his family were to spend the weekend.
White House staffers and Associated Press journalists inside the West Wing were evacuated by Secret Service officers, some with their weapons drawn. A Secret Service agent at the scene said someone had jumped over the fence on the north side of the White House.
Those evacuated were later allowed back into the White House, but the area remained closed to pedestrian traffic.
Last week, on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the Secret Service apprehended a man who jumped over the North Fence of the White House. Officers drew their firearms and used a service dog as they took the man in custody.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/fence-jumper-white-house-sparks-evacuation-25637596
Haven't been able to get the video of the man jumping the fence to work or any pictures of the jumper.
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DEVELOPING STORY: White House fence jumper triggers evacuation, president not there. More details to
steve2470
Sep 2014
#6
you can see the security figure at the kiosk start to move quickly towards the guy running
tomm2thumbs
Sep 2014
#33
Yes. I can see it. Creepy twitter response says he's a pawn, a test run on security.
freshwest
Sep 2014
#31
Beautiful! Had some Limousin cattle grazing on my place... and a fence story:
freshwest
Sep 2014
#36
Yes they are! I think they're over a ton on four legs. Best not to get in their way.
freshwest
Sep 2014
#81
Could have just been to restrain him. I think if gunshots were fired it'd be in the news?
freshwest
Sep 2014
#45
If there was ever a situation in which the law enforcement guys should ventilate the jumper, and
Aristus
Sep 2014
#40
@AP: BREAKING: Secret Service says fence-jumper made it through North Portico doors of White House
Hissyspit
Sep 2014
#50
My answer is that we're NOT living in that PoliceState© people love to talk about.
freshwest
Sep 2014
#64
But think of the ratings! Hey, I gotta call it a night. Nice chatting with you, steve.
freshwest
Sep 2014
#68