Quote:In response to increasing threats against members of Congress, the U.S. Capitol Police plans to open regional field offices across the country, including in Texas.



Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger announced the plans at a joint oversight hearing of the Capitol Police Board, describing a 300% increase in threats to members of Congress over the past seven years.


In addition to an office in Texas, the agency plans to open field offices in Milwaukee and Boston, Manger told the committee Wednesday. A Texas location has not yet been determined, a department spokesperson said.
The Capitol Police department, which is responsible for protecting Congress and its members, opened its first field offices in Florida and California after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump. The offices have helped his officers respond to threats more quickly and efficiently, Manger said.


“Due to the increased threat environment, our protective responsibilities have increased, requiring additional protection details, increased coverage of CODELs [official travel by members of Congress] and field hearings, as well as other enhancements to our current protective details,” he said in his written testimony to the committee.


Manger said his agency is addressing threats by expanding intelligence-gathering operations, increasing the number of investigative agents and working with state and local law enforcement.



“We need to do a better job at protecting members when they’re home, their families,” Manger said. “We’ve got to make sure that we’ve got security measures in place in home district offices, in homes, so that it raises everybody’s level of security.”

Democrats creating their own little *SS, SA, SD, Gestapo* sub group that is pre-infiltrated to stand off and stall any future policy changes by (what they consider) renegade Administrations. Aside from "addressing" threats to Officials, they will be able to launch covert counter-operations and new missions !!!! Very dangerous. 

(07-29-2023, 06:34 PM)Infolurker Wrote: Interesting... what first thing that flashed into my mind when reading this?

Increased budget for a new Federal enforcement agency? Remind you of the Chinese Police Outposts set up to harass political dissenters? 

(07-29-2023, 08:33 PM)Grace Wrote:

(07-29-2023, 06:34 PM)Infolurker Wrote: Interesting... what first thing that flashed into my mind when reading this?

Increased budget for a new Federal enforcement agency? Remind you of the Chinese Police Outposts set up to harass political dissenters? 

Yeah that's the first thought that popped into my mind too... 

Plus, I mean, if they want to talk about "rising threats" I want to start hearing about the people stepping up and stepping in to protect average Republican voters from the rising threats of a government gone rogue, who seems bent on jailing anyone who refuses to parrot the "party line" and vote the way said government demands.

(07-30-2023, 06:27 PM)F2d5thCav Wrote: These field offices would just be weird as sh** if the development wasn't so ominous.

Anyone in the USA can get ahold of the Secret Service just by querying contact information on the internet.  This "field office" bit is completely unneeded.  Someone should point out we are in the 2020s and something called the "internet" exists.

Cheers