The child was visiting D.C. with his parents from Canada.
, which captured a photograph of the youngster being carried by police — occurred around 11 a.m., according to U.S. Secret Service spokesperson Lt. Paul Mayhair. Officials said that after the child squeezed through the metal fencing on the north side of the White House, officers quickly retrieved him and reunited him with his parents.
Mayhair said the incident would not rank among the most significant or unusual things he has seen in his 13-year career with the Secret Service. But the boy appears to be the first person to get past a“The Secret Service Uniformed Division today encountered a curious young visitor along the White House north fence line who briefly entered White House grounds,” the Secret Service said in a statement.
Anthony Guglielmi, chief of communications for the U.S. Secret Service, said that responding officers took care to not respond too aggressively in a way that could scare the toddler. He said the incident would be one that the toddler’s parents would not let them forget.Asked whether the agency would now babyproof the fence, Mayhair referred the question to the White House.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Littlest intruder: Toddler crawls through White House fenceIt may be the first successful intrusion onto the complex since the White House fence was doubled in height.
Weiterlesen »
Littlest intruder: Toddler crawls through White House fenceA curious toddler on Tuesday earned the title of one of the tiniest White House intruders after he squeezed through the metal fencing on the north side of the executive mansion. U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officers, who are responsible for security at the White House, walked across the North Lawn to retrieve the tot and reunite him with his parents on Pennsylvania Avenue. Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said officers “encountered a curious young visitor along the White House north fence line who briefly entered White House grounds.”
Weiterlesen »
Littlest intruder: Toddler crawls through White House fenceA curious toddler on Tuesday earned the title of one of the tiniest White House intruders after he squeezed through the metal fencing on the north side of the executive mansion. U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officers, who are responsible for security at the White House, walked across the North Lawn to retrieve the tot and reunite him with his parents on Pennsylvania Avenue. Access to the complex was briefly restricted while officers conducted the reunification. Officers questioned the parents before allowing them to continue on their way. It may be the first successful intrusion onto the complex since the White House fence was doubled in height to roughly 13 feet (3.96-meters) after a series of security breaches over the last several years.
Weiterlesen »
Toddler sneaks through White House fenceThe US Secret Service rushed to intercept a pint-sized intruder at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Tuesday, after a toddle squeezed through the White House fence.
Weiterlesen »
Littlest intruder: Toddler crawls through White House fenceA curious toddler on Tuesday earned the title of one of the tiniest White House intruders after he squeezed through the metal fencing on the north side of the executive mansion.
Weiterlesen »