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Capitol Police take driver of suspicious vehicle into custody near Supreme Court
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Washington — The U.S. Capitol Police took a Michigan man into custody Tuesday after responding to a suspicious vehicle in front of the Supreme Court, the agency said.
The incident began just before 10 a.m., when Capitol Police said it was investigating the SUV and urged people to stay away from the area near the high court, which is located directly across the street from the Capitol building. The law enforcement agency also closed roads surrounding the court.
Nearly an hour later, Capitol Police said they were attempting to talk to the driver, later identified as Dale Paul Melvin, 55, of Kimball, Michigan. Then, at 11 a.m., the department tweeted that one of its teams "moved in and extracted the man from the SUV." Melvin was taken into custody, and Capitol Police said "everyone is safe."
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