Police said the visitor's center was temporarily closed for tours while they investigated the incident. WASHINGTON — U.S. Capitol Police said they arrested a man with a torch and a flare gun who attempted to enter the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday.

Tensions rose at the U.S. Capitol as authorities apprehended a man wielding a flare gun and a torch. Here’s everything you need to know about the unfolding

Capitol police arrested a man outside of the Capitol Visitors Center after discovering that he was carrying a torch, flare gun, and two bottles of accelerant, the force’s police chief, J. Thomas Manger, confirmed during a press briefing on Tuesday afternoon.

Capitol Police say they arrested two men, armed with guns, who crashed a stolen car into a barricade outside the Capitol Sunday.

U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) arrested a man with a torch lighter and a flare gun at the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) on Election Day. Police said in a post around 1:35 p.m. that officers had arrested the man — who smelled like fuel — after he was stopped during the

Police have arrested a man trying to enter the US Capitol with a torch and flare gun. U.S. Capitol Police say the man was stopped Tuesday during a security screening at the Capitol Visitor Center. Authorities say he smelled of fuel and was carrying the flare gun and torch.