WASHINGTON – Police officers who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection did not properly lock down the building and were unsure of the rules for using deadly force against the rioters, according to the acting chief of the Capitol Police.

In a statement submitted for a House hearing Thursday, Yogananda Pittman provides new details about the law enforcement response to the Capitol riot and the problems that hobbled the police’s response.

The statement fills in crucial new details as lawmakers begin investigating what went wrong the day of the attack. Pittman emphasizes the heroism of officers during the “ugly battle” on Jan 6 and states that Capitol Police had compiled an internal intelligence assessment ahead of the

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Police: Pennsylvania man found in pickup that crashed a week before

WILMINGTON, Del. - Delaware transportation work crews discovered a pickup truck with the body inside of a Pennsylvania man that authorities later determined had gone down an embankment on a busy highway more than a week earlier, police said.Transportation workers on Interstate 495 in Wilmington noticed damage to a guardrail along the northbound lanes on Thursday. They later found the Ford truck at least 200 feet (61 meters) off the highway, Delaware State Police Cpl.

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Armenia's president refuses order to dismiss military chief

YEREVAN – About 15,000 protesters calling for the resignation of Armenia’s prime minister marched through the capital Saturday as pressure on the leader intensified after the country's president rejected his order to dismiss the chief of the military general staff.

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Police officers injured and protesters arrested at Dublin Covid-19 anti-lockdown rally

Covid-19 restrictions in Dublin.The Republic’s premier slammed the “thuggish behaviour” and attacks on police as anti-lockdown protesters stormed the city centre.A number of people were arrested as hundreds of protesters took part in the demo.

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Police investigating double shooting of men found in car in Bensalem Township

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Bensalem Police officers are investigating a double shooting that happened in the Trevose Section of the township.Police responded to the 4100 block of Old Lincoln Highway shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday for a report of a shooting.When they arrived, officers found two men inside the vehicle.

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Video captures police interrupting bank robbery, arresting suspect

PHILADELPHIA - Wild video from one of our viewers looks like a movie set, but it's real.The video shows police confronting a man they say was robbing a bank in North Philadelphia Friday.The attempted robbery happened shortly before 1:30 p.m.

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'Blame Trump' defense in Capitol riot looks like a long shot

The “Trump-made-me-do-it” defense is already looking like a longshot.

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Myanmar police deploy early to crank up pressure on protests

YANGON – Police in Myanmar on Saturday escalated their crackdown on demonstrators against this month’s military takeover, deploying early and in force as protesters sought to assemble in the country's two biggest cities.

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Lady Gaga’s dogs found safe after violent robbery, police say

Lady Gaga’s two French bulldogs, which were stolen by thieves who shot and wounded the dog walker, were recovered unharmed Friday, Los Angeles police said.A woman brought the dogs to the LAPD’s Olympic Community Police Station, just northwest of downtown, around 6 p.m, said Capt. Jonathan Tippet, commanding officer of the department’s elite Robbery-Homicide Division.Lady Gaga’s representative and detectives went to the station and confirmed that they were the dogs, Tippet said.

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CNN’s Jim Acosta accosted by attendees at CPAC

Reporter Jim Acosta was confronted on Friday, February 26, by activists at the first day of the annual CPAC Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida.

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Police release video of suspects wanted in shooting, robbery at Roxborough Boost Mobile

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police say they are searching for two suspects in connection with a shooting and robbery at a Boost Mobile in Roxborough.It happened on the 6100 block of Ridge Avenue Tuesday, Feb. 23 around 5 p.m.According to police, one of the suspects fired a weapon and struck the employee the leg.

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Food delivery driver carjacked in MetroWest, Orlando police say

ORLANDO, Fla. – A food delivery driver wasn’t injured when she was carjacked in the MetroWest area Friday evening, according to the Orlando Police Department.

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Taylor Swift 'so sorry' as she's forced to cancel tour dates again due to Covid

Taylor Swift has apologised after she was forced to cancel previously postponed tour dates due to the pandemic.

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Police investigating shooting at Walmart in Whitehall Township

SKYFOX flew over the scene Friday night. LEHIGH COUNTY, Pa. - Police are on the scene of a shooting at Walmart in Whitehall Township.It happened at the store located on the 2600 block of MacArhur Road shortly before 7 p.m.

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Mavs' Porzingis shrugs off trade talk after latest injury

There was one difference during yet another multigame injury absence for Kristaps Porzingis with the Dallas Mavericks.

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Lottie Lion joined sugar daddy website amid pandemic but ended up seeking police help

Lottie Lion made a name for herself as a 'villain' on the 2019 series of The Apprentice.

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Thirteen further countries added to 'high-risk' list

Another thirteen countries have been added to the Government's list of 'high-risk' category.

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Police: Infamous gang leader killed after prison breakout

PORT-AU-PRINCE – PORT-AU-One of Haiti's most powerful gang leaders, Arnel Joseph, was killed on Friday, a day after he and dozens of other inmates in a prison breakout that left at least eight people dead, including the prison director, authorities said.

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CPPIB CEO Mark Machin steps down after getting COVID-19 vaccine in UAE

COVID-19.CPPIB said it had accepted Machin’s resignation and appointed John Graham as chief executive officer.

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Myanmar's UN envoy dramatically opposes coup in his country

CAMEROON – Myanmar’s U.N. ambassador strongly opposed the military coup in his country and appealed for “the strongest possible action from the international community” to restore democracy in a dramatic speech to the U.N. General Assembly Friday that drew loud applause from diplomats from the world body’s 193 nations.

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Police searching for 3 suspects in shooting near Olney Transportation Center

Philadelphia police are searching for three men in connection to a brazen shooting at Olney Transportation Center that injured 8. PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police on Friday released information on three suspects being sought in connection to a brazen shooting near a crowded SEPTA station in Olney that injured eight people. Detectives are searching for three men who were wearing dark-colored clothes at the time of the shooting.

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Victims slain while they slept, shooter then turns gun on himself, Tavares police say

TAVARES, Fla. – A 41-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman were shot and killed while they slept early Thursday and then the shooter took his own life, according to an update from the Tavares Police Department.

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From reggaeton to Hollywood: Nicky Jam dreams of his star

NEW YORK – As a musician, Nicky Jam has received accolades including a Latin Grammy and a Billboard Music Award, but nothing would make the reggaeton star happier than having a star with his name in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Dancing on Ice CANCELLED: Show forced to end early as Covid and injuries wreak havoc

DANCING on Ice bosses have been forced to end the series early after a spate of injuries and COVID-19 dropouts. Producers took the decision to bring the ITV show’s final forward to March 14, rather than March 21, due to a lack of celebrities.

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Ocala officer-involved in serious crash, police say

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – An Ocala police officer was involved in a crash Friday morning with another vehicle, according to the department.

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Myanmar security forces disperse anti-coup protesters

YANGON – Security forces in Myanmar's largest city on Friday fired warning shots and beat truncheons against their shields while moving to disperse more than 1,000 anti-coup protesters.

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Water near Arizona Air Force base is tainted in latest case

PHOENIX – The U.S. Air Force says it will be distributing bottled water to thousands of residents and business owners near its base in suburban Phoenix until at least April, marking the latest case of chemicals from military firefighting efforts contaminating the water supply in a nearby community.

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North Korea Covid rules force Russian diplomats to leave by hand-pushed trolley

North Korea's coronavirus restrictions left a group of Russian diplomats and their families using a hand-pushed trolley to leave the hermit state.

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Cavs, Indians, Browns unite police, area youth for change

CLEVELAND – Trying to strengthen the strained relationship between the community and city police, the Cavaliers hosted dozens of area youth for what the NBA team — in its partnership with the Browns and Indians — hopes leads to permanent change.

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US launches airstrike on facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia

WASHINGTON - The United States launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities used by Iranian-backed militia groups. The Pentagon said the strikes were in retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S.

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Police: Employee shot during robbery at Metro PCS store in Warminster

(Warminster Police Department) WARMINSTER, Pa. - Warminster police say an employee was shot during a robbery at the Metro PCS store Thursday afternoon.It happened on the 200 block of East County Line Road Thursday around 3:45 p.m.According to police, the employee suffered a single gunshot wound to the stomach. The employee told police that two Black males entered the store and began to rob him.Both suspects fled out of the rear of the store and ran east through the parking lot towards Newtown Road to a vehicle.The employee was taken to Abington Hospital.

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Dr. Bonnie Henry clarifies comments she made around reforming the B.C. Police Act

Dr. Bonnie Henry says she was “taken aback by the misinterpretation” by the union representing RCMP officers of comments she made to a special committee looking to reform the B.C.

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Daniel Prude case reflects difficulty of prosecuting police

ALBANY, N.Y. – A grand jury’s decision not to indict officers involved in a fatal encounter with an unarmed Black man illustrates a hard reality for a special unit created to investigate deaths at the hands of police: Few of the probes overseen by New York’s attorney general have led to charges against officers.

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Jamaican chef shares vegan culture with Eatonville community

EATONVILLE, Fla. – Central Floridians looking for a taste of Jamaica don’t have to travel far.

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Ridley Park man charged in Capitol Riot after ex alerted authorities, DOJ says

Federal authorities allege photos show Richard Michetti inside the Capitol on Jan. 6 (Department of Justice) PHILADELPHIA - Federal investigators have charged two people from the Philadelphia suburbs with illegally entering the U.S.

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Katie Price and Carl Woods reported to police for 'breaking Covid rules' with takeaway

Katie Price and boyfriend Carl Woods were visited by police on Thursday after they were reported for breaking lockdown rules.

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Teen in stolen car rams, pins Melbourne officer, police say

MELBOURNE, Fla. – An officer was injured Tuesday when a teenage boy in a stolen car rammed a patrol vehicle while trying to avoid arrest, according to the Melbourne Police Department.

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WHO chief thanks PM Modi for sharing Covid vaccine doses under COVAX programme

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3 dead in murder-suicide in Tavares, police say

TAVARES, Fla. – Three people were found dead at a Tavares home Thursday in what police are calling a double murder and suicide.

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Atlantic City police officers help woman who gave birth inside car

ATLANTIC CITY - Two Atlantic City police officers helped a woman who had just given birth inside a car in the parking lot of a local hospital last weekend, according to police. In a Facebook post, the Atlantic City Police Department said officers Auttika Taing and Justin Peyton were about to leave AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center when a man approached their patrol car in need of "immediate medical attention."A woman had just given birth in the passenger seat of the man's car and still had the baby inside her pants. Officer Taing carefully freed the baby and unwrapped the umbilical cord from around its neck.

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UK's coronavirus alert level downgraded by four Chief Medical Officers

direct to your inbox The coronavirus alert level in the UK has been downgraded by the four Chief Medical Officers in the UK as the risk of the NHS and other health services being overwhelmed within 21 days has receded.

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Police: Man shot and killed after answering door in Wissinoming

WISSINOMING - Philadelphia police are searching for two suspects after a man was shot and killed in the doorway of his home last week in Wissinoming. Investigators say two unidentified suspects approached the victim's home on the 400 block of Creston Street shortly before midnight on Feb. 15.

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Canada’s chief of defence staff to step aside amid CFNIS investigation, defence minister says

Canada’s Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan announced late Wednesday that the country’s new Chief of the Defence Staff, Admiral Art McDonald, who took on the role last month, has stepped aside from his post as an investigation is conducted by the force’s national investigation service. Mercedes Stephenson reports on what we know so far.

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