According to this, the White House was placed on a partial lockdown after someone threw a suspicious package over the North Lawn Fence. That person is now in custody.
White House placed on security lockdown: media: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House was placed on a securi… https://t.co/c7racnOIqu
— mobileauto (@mobileauto) May 30, 2016
AP: White House on lockdown after a woman threw something over the north fence along Pennsylvania Avenue https://t.co/WfsBio7gl2 #7News
— 7News Boston WHDH (@7News) May 30, 2016
White House placed on lockdown due to suspicious package. https://t.co/ahqBe4ly1T
— FOX Carolina News (@foxcarolinanews) May 30, 2016
US White House placed on security lockdown: The partial lockdown on the Memorial Day holiday occurred while President Barack Obama was home
— BBC AlArabiya (@BBCAlArabiya) May 30, 2016
White House placed on security lockdown: media https://t.co/aOMzxrgmcN
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) May 30, 2016
White House placed on lockdown after object thrown over gate. https://t.co/DI6LkFQVcc
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 30, 2016
Authorities are checking the package for hazardous objects, but so far, it has been described as a “container with some papers inside.”
Good grief. Can’t the crazies at least take Memorial Day off and pay their respects?