Pelosi break-in caught on Capitol Security footage that was unmonitored at time

The US Capitol Police revealed this week that footage of the break-in that occurred at the private residence of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband, Paul, several days ago was captured on security cameras monitored by the Capitol Police, but was not being actively monitored at the time the incident occurred.

The Capitol Police say they are too understaffed to assign an individual to each security feed, and that no one was assigned to monitor the Pelosi’s home cameras at the time of the invasion because Nancy Pelosi was in Washington, DC at the time.

Personnel at the security feed center in DC say they did not notice there was activity on Pelosi’s home camera until there was already a first responder parked near the residence with its lights flashing. 

There are routinely about 1,800 live security cameras feeding live footage to DC, where a small group of Capitol Police officers cycle through the cameras. The cameras are located around the country at places of interest, such as the homes of members of Congress, and in federal buildings. 

In a Tuesday statement, the Capitol Police claimed it is working to make improvements, including hiring more staff to oversee more security footage at any given time.

Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said in the statement that the country’s current tense political climate will require “additional layers of physical security.”

The attack at Pelosi’s home took place on Friday morning in the predawn hours. The suspect, David Wayne DePape, broke into the home and attacked the House Speaker’s husband, Paul Pelosi, with a hammer in front of first responders who arrived on the scene shortly after the break-in. 

DePape was arrested on scene and has since been charged with multiple felonies by both the state of California and the Federal Government.