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U.S. Secret Service placed the White House on lockdown at around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. Construction work and landscaping on the North Lawn came to a halt and reporters were directed to hold in the James S. Brady briefing room.

The north side of the White House was placed on a security lockdown on Monday because of a suspicious package, a Secret Service official said. The partial lockdown on the Memorial Day holiday occurred while President Barack Obama was home. Reporters were not allowed to leave the White House compound through its northwest gate and flashing lights from emergency responders could be seen nearby. …

The White House has been placed on lockdown after a woman threw something over the north fence along Pennsylvania Avenue. Reporters were not allowed to venture out of the White House press room and a call to the Secret Service was not immediately returned. However, a woman was detained. She was placed in handcuffs. Fire trucks and a hazardous materials response unit were called to the scene. It is common for officers to sweep the grounds after such incidents to ensure nothing dangerous was thrown over the fence. Officers in Hazmat suits were seen combing the lawn during the lockdown....

The White House was placed on lockdown on Wednesday afternoon shortly after President Barack Obama left the grounds. Reuters witnesses said. No reason for the lockdown was immediately given.

(Reuters) - The White House was put on lockdown on Saturday after a loud noise was heard on the South Lawn moments before President Barack Obama and his family were due to take off by helicopter, a White House pool report said on Saturday. It said the noise prompted Secret Service agents to move the press back into the briefing room, lock the doors and put the building on lockdown.

President Obama was on his way to an event in Selma, Alabama, when the noise was heard. Press were immediately moved out of the way while the First Family were not yet outside the building. For more read on. 4:11 pm Obama running late The incident means the president is now running 30 minutes late for the event in Selma, Alabama. Obama and his family were due to leave for the region at around 10.30am local time, but they are now well past that. No news on whether or not the visit is going to be cancelled. 4:04 pm What...

The White House has been put on lockdwon after an unidentified man was caught trying to jump the fence Friday afternoon. Secret Service officers apprehended the suspect and he is now in custody. The man was said to be carrying two large bags but the agency has not released any further information about the incident. They stressed to NBC News that they are not especially worried about the bags now that the man is in custody but they are following standard protocol. That included a call to Washington´s Metro Police Department´s Explosive Ordinance Division and they are said to be...