Monday, 29 September 2014

Fence-Jumper Made It Far Deeper Into The White House Than Previously Known


Image: Mashable Composite, WhiteHouse.gov



White House Fence-Jumper Made It Far Deeper Into Building Than Previously Known -- Washington Post



The man who jumped the White House fence this month and sprinted through the front door made it much farther into the building than previously known, overpowering one Secret Service officer and running through much of the main floor, according to three people familiar with the incident.



An alarm box near the front entrance of the White House designed to alert guards to an intruder had been muted at what officers believed was a request of the usher’s office, said a Secret Service official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.



The officer posted inside the front door appeared to be delayed in learning that the intruder, Omar Gonzalez, was about to burst through. Officers are trained that, upon learning of an intruder on the grounds — often through the alarm boxes posted around the property — they must immediately lock the front door.



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More News On Last Week's Security Breach At The White House



Armed Intruder at White House Got to East Room -- NYT

Fence-jumper Ran Through Main Floor of White House -- VOA

Knife-carrying intruder made it farther into White House than reported -- The Hill

Omar Gonzalez, White House Fence-Jumper, Made It Farther Inside -- NBC

White House Security Breach Worse Than Feared -- SKY News

White House Intruder Made It Much Farther Than Previously Thought -- Mashable

White House fence jumper may have gotten deep in building. Consequences? -- Peter Grier, CSM

Fence jumper got deep inside White House: What's up with Secret Service? -- Doug Mataconis, CSM

A Shattered Sense Of Security In The Secret Service -- Washington Post

The Secret Service opens door to ridicule -- Al Kamen and Colby Itkowitz, Washington Post

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