A view of the San Francisco home of US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. The speaker’s husband, Paul Pelosi, was violently attacked in their home by an intruder, who has been charged with attempted murder and other charges.
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A view of the San Francisco home of US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. The speaker’s husband, Paul Pelosi, was violently attacked in their home by an intruder, who has been charged with attempted murder and other charges.
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U.S. Congressional Police security cameras installed at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s residence in San Francisco captured the scene. According to a source familiar with the investigation, broke into her home early Friday morning last week.
The Washington Post first reported that the camera installed by the US Capitol Police was on when David DePape broke into the home through the back door, but no one at the law enforcement command center in Washington, DC, was watching. when he walked in.
NPR has reached out to the US Capitol Police for comment, but has yet to receive a response.
DePape, 42, broke into Pelosi’s mansion around 2:30 a.m. and attacked Paul Pelosi, the speaker’s 82-year-old husband, with a hammer. DePape has been charged with assault and attempted murder and conspiracy to kidnap a US official, after he said he was looking for speakers. San Francisco police quickly arrived, after Mr. Pelosi called 9-1-1 and a dispatcher discovered a situation that required a quick response. When officers arrived, they found DePape and Pelosi struggling with the hammer, but DePape pulled it out and hit Mr. He underwent successful surgery for a fractured skull and severe injuries to his arm and hand, and is recovering at a San Francisco hospital.
After the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the San Francisco Police Department closed a car outside the Pelosi mansion 24/7, but the department stopped that operation and there was no one available. which car was there when he broke in and assaulted you. Pelosi happens, according to the source.
The San Francisco Police Department is leading the investigation but a joint task force was formed following the attack with the US Congressional Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. On Tuesday, Tom Manger, director of USCP, released a statement said the attack on Mr Pelosi was “an alarming reminder of the perilous threats facing elected officials and public figures in today’s contentious political climate. “
He said the agency has increased security measures since the January 6 riots at the Capitol and is on track to fill vacancies in the force. But Manger added that the current situation “calls for more resources to provide additional layers of physical security to members of Congress. The plan will include an emphasis on adding redundancy to the system.” measures have been taken for the leadership of Congress.”
After the threats increased dramatically, lawmakers were given additional resources to beef up security measures at both their homes and offices.
Manger sent a memo to all members of the House and staff after last week’s attack, urging them to leverage resources to help protect them, including coordinating with law enforcement. threats, training and briefings for offices, and increased patrols of county residential areas.
