Members of the Secret Service jumped into action to intercept a toddler after the young boy managed to squeeze himself through the White House fence.
The toddler had breached the north side of the White House grounds by squeezing through the 5 1/2 inches between posts, according to a report.President Joe Biden was in the executive mansion, per his schedule.
Officers with the Secret Service picked up the little intruder who had found himself on the North Lawn. He was delivered to his parents, who were then interrogated by the Secret Service for a moment before being allowed to carry on with their day, the report noted.It is possible that the toddler is the first person to get past the 13-foot-high White House fence in years, according to the report.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Toddler Breaches White House Fence, Returned to Parents by Secret ServiceSecret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said officers “encountered a curious young visitor along the White House north fence line who briefly entered White House grounds.”
Read more »
U.S. Secret Service officers respond to a White House breach — by a toddlerThe Secret Service encountered “a curious young visitor” along the north fence line of the White House after he briefly entered the grounds, an agency spokesman said.
Read more »
Littlest intruder: Toddler crawls through White House fenceA curious toddler on Tuesday earned the title of one of the tiniest White House intruders after he squeezed through the metal fencing on the north side of the executive mansion. U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officers, who are responsible for security at the White House, walked across the North Lawn to retrieve the tot and reunite him with his parents on Pennsylvania Avenue. Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said officers “encountered a curious young visitor along the White House north fence line who briefly entered White House grounds.”
Read more »
Toddler briefly enters White House grounds along north fenceA 'curious' toddler entered White House grounds on Tuesday, triggering U.S. Secret Service officers before the child and the parents were reunited, the Secret Service said.
Read more »
Secret Service investigates possible shot fired near vice president's residenceThe Secret Service is investigating reports of a single gunshot early Monday near VP Harris' residence. 'There is currently no indication that this incident was directed towards any protectees or the Naval Observatory,' a Secret Service spokesperson says.
Read more »