Tags: Secret Service

A man who hopped a fence near the White House grounds Tuesday, prompting a security lockdown, was fleeing after stealing a woman's purse.

A former Secret Service agent pleaded guilty on Monday to diverting to his personal account over $800,000 worth of bitcoins during an investigation into online drug marketplace Silk Road.

A security lockdown at the White House triggered by a loud bang just as President Barack Obama was due to leave was caused by a souvenir truck catching fire in a nearby street, the Secret Service said on Saturday.