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GOP Congressman Made Emergency Calls To Police Just To See How Quickly They’d Come

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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementA spokesperson for Fortenberry initially did not respond to multiple requests for comment. After the story published, his office provided this statement from Fortenberry’s chief of staff, Andrew Braner: “The Congressman strongly supports the Capitol Police, which is why we constructively worked through an unfortunate delay during a test of the duress alarm system with the police on the phone.”AdvertisementThe second officer said it was mostly just annoying, chalking up the episode to miscommunication.When a lawmaker pushes the duress button in his or her office, it automatically triggers a minimum three-person response from the Capitol Police, the first officer told HuffPost. Typically, a supervisor and two officers rush to the location where the button was pushed.Advertisement“It’s a charge in most jurisdictions to misuse police services,” the officer said.Suggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementA spokesperson for Fortenberry initially did not respond to multiple requests for comment. After the story published, his office provided this statement from Fortenberry’s chief of staff, Andrew Braner: “The Congressman strongly supports the Capitol Police, which is why we constructively worked through an unfortunate delay during a test of the duress alarm system with the police on the phone.”AdvertisementThe second officer said it was mostly just annoying, chalking up the episode to...

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