As reported by ABC News: A small drone was found on the White House
grounds overnight, the United States Secret Service confirmed on
Monday, but White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the situation
“does not pose any sort of ongoing threat.”
Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary issued the following statement Monday morning:
"On 1/26/15, at approximately 3:08 a.m., a Secret Service Uniformed
Division officer posted on the South Grounds of the White House complex
heard and observed a 'quad copter' device, approximately two feet in
diameter, flying at a very low altitude and ultimately crashing on the
southeast side of the complex. There was an immediate alert and lockdown
of the complex until the device was examined and cleared.
"An investigation is underway to determine the origin of this
commercially available device, motive, and to identify suspects. As
additional information becomes available we will update our statement."
President and Michelle Obama are currently in India, with a stop planned in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. It was unclear whether or not the president's daughters were at home at the time of the incident.
Police, fire and other emergency vehicles swarmed around the White House
in the pre-dawn hours, with several clustered near the southeast
entrance to the mansion. The White House was dark and the entire
perimeter was on lockdown until around 5 a.m., when pass holders who
work in the complex were allowed inside.
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