Unmarked, armed riot officers seen around D.C. won’t say what agency they are from
Armed riot officers without identifying marks or badges began manning the perimeter around the White House Wednesday morning, and now a Virginia congressman says he is working on legislation to stop it from happening again. The unmarked security forces appeared early Wednesday following a calmer night in D.C. than the city had seen in recent days. However, unlike MPD or Capitol Police officers, these men manning a pushed-back perimeter around the White House wore no badges, nameplates or any other identifying marks or insignia. In pictures posted to social media, most can be seen wearing plain t-shirts under their riot gear.
WSUA9 has reached out to the US Park Police to ask how many 40 mm OC gas canisters they used on the crowd at Lafayette Square. They did not immediately respond. Rubber bullets, pepper pellets and flash-bang grenades have also been used during protests in the District over the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis.
Here’s a BOP SORT team posing with AG William Barr.
Photo appears to have been snapped in the DOJ courtyard. SORT tactical team from Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). SORT is abbreviation for Special Operations and Response Teams. In total, The Federal Bureau of Prisons has three teams that are part of its program for improving emergency preparedness.
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