Security Scare at U.S. Treasury Offices
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James Joyner | Thursday, July 7, 2005 |
I received notification via a friend that works there that the main Departement of Treasury building in DC was under security alert this morning. An all clear has been given and all are back at work.
A K-9 alerted on a vehicle on 15th Street. As a precaution, Metropolitan Square was evacuated and Main Treasury employees were moved away from the east side.
Details via the AP:
Car near Treasury prompts security caution
Treasury Department officials asked people to move away from windows in one section of the main building Thursday after a suspicious car was sighted outside. Staffers and reporters were told to move to the hallway. Norman Foote, the building’s security specialist, said the building was not being evacuated. The suspicious vehicle was being investigated by authorities.
The department is next to the White House. The security precautions were taken several hours after a series of explosions rocked the British transit system in London.
Interesting.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.
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