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Person drives into White House barricade, police say

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A person drove a van into a White House barricade early Wednesday, D.C. police told the Hearst Washington News Bureau.Officers responded to the incident around 6:37 a.m. to assist the Secret Service after the person drove through the barricade at Connecticut Avenue and H Street.”There are no reported injuries at this time, the van operator was apprehended, and the investigation is ongoing,” according to the statement from police.The incident happened about 500 feet from the White House.

A person drove a van into a White House barricade early Wednesday, D.C. police told the Hearst Washington News Bureau.

Officers responded to the incident around 6:37 a.m. to assist the Secret Service after the person drove through the barricade at Connecticut Avenue and H Street.

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“There are no reported injuries at this time, the van operator was apprehended, and the investigation is ongoing,” according to the statement from police.

The incident happened about 500 feet from the White House.

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