6 Capitol Police Officers Suspended For Alleged Behavior During Riots

Six Capitol police officers have been suspended with pay and another 29 are under investigation following last month’s deadly riot, the department said. Capitol police spokesman John Stolnis told NBC News that the agency’s Office of Professional Responsibility is looking into the actions of the 35 officers during the Jan. 6 attack. The riot left […]

2nd Capitol Police Officer Has Committed Suicide Following Riot

A second police officer who responded to the U.S. Capitol riot has died by suicide, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Acting Chief Robert J. Contee told Congress Tuesday. Contee, delivering testimony to the House Appropriations Committee, also described a “tepid response” from the Army, which he claimed was concerned over optics of having boots on the […]