{"id":1183750,"date":"2022-01-03T14:19:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T19:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1183750"},"modified":"2022-01-03T14:19:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T19:19:53","slug":"u-s-capitol-police-chief-says-force-remains-short-staffed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-capitol-police-chief-says-force-remains-short-staffed\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Capitol Police Chief says force remains short-staffed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-capitol-police-chief-says-force-remains-short-staffed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1183750&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2496004\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2496004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">US Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger speaks to the press near the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on August 19, 2021.&nbsp; (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 10:29 AM PT \u2013 Monday, January 3, 2022<\/h5>\n<p>Chief of U.S. Capitol Police, Thomas Manger said the force continues to face staffing shortages. During an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/us-capitol-police-officer-shortage-jan-6\">interview<\/a> Sunday, he said more than 130 officers have left the organization either through retirement or resignation since January 6.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cWhen we look at the events of the 6th and we saw that operational planning failed, there were intelligence failures, those things have been addressed, those things have been largely fixed at this point,\u201d Chief Manger stated. \u201cThe one thing that we have not been able to fix, so to speak, are the staffing issues.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A COVID shutdown at the National Federal Law Enforcement Training Academy in 2020 resulted in fewer trainees and the police chief also noted an increase in threats against Congress.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe\u2019ve had to really shift the focus of just doing the typical job that we would do normally and put more resources toward investigating those complaints,\u201d Chief Manger continued. \u201cEnsuring that members of Congress are safe, not only when they are at the Capitol, but when they are traveling within their home districts as well.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Capitol Police Chief said the force is about 400 officers short of where they need to be, adding it\u2019s a critical issue. He assured a long-term plan for this fiscal year is in store to put more than 280 officers through the academy.<\/p>\n<p>Still, he said the fact that Capitol Police now have the authority to call the National Guard out in case of an emergency is a big improvement and will be beneficial. He added, it would have been able to prevent something like January 6 from happening.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/mark-walker-democrats-will-be-in-big-trouble-if-agenda-doesnt-pass-soon-2\/\">Mark Walker: Democrats Will Be In Big Trouble If Agenda Doesn\u2019t Pass Soon<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Capitol Police Chief J. 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