Capitol Police seize guillotine from pickup truck
U.S. Capitol Police on Tuesday arrested a man after discovering a guillotine in the bed of a pickup truck parked on the eastern edge of the National Mall. Officers first spotted an illegally parked pickup truck along the 100 block of East Capitol St. —near the Capitol building, the Supreme Court and the Library of...
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Capitol Police seize guillotine from pickup truck
According to reporting by The Hill Politics, U.S. Capitol Police on Tuesday arrested a man after discovering a guillotine in the bed of a pickup truck parked on the eastern edge of the National Mall. Officers first spotted an illegally parked pickup truck along the 100 block of East Capitol St. —near the Capitol building, the Supreme Court and the Library of...
Full primary reporting available at https://thehill.com/homenews/6050846-capitol-police-guillotine-pickup-truck/.
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