This is the latest security renovation after a fence-jumping incident. — -- Metal spikes were installed atop the White House fence today, the latest enhancement to fortify the security ...

There's constant tension between safety and accessibility, officials say. A Secret Service police officer walks outside the White House in Washington, Oct. 23, 2014, as a maintenance worker ...

It may be the first successful intrusion onto the complex since the White House fence was doubled in height to roughly 13 feet (3.96-meters) in recent years after a series of security breaches.

Access to the White House was temporarily restricted after a small intruder triggered the complex’s security system. On Tuesday, the Secret Service apprehended a toddler who slipped through the ...

man who jumped White House fence draped in American flag pleads ... job last night” responding to a “troubled person,” as security experts called the incident the latest warning of ongoing ...

“The White House security systems instantly triggered Secret ... first successful breach of the White House barrier since the fence’s height was doubled to 13 feet four years ago due to ...

"The White House security systems instantly triggered Secret ... This is not the first time children have slipped through the fence. Tiny intruders were reported in April 2015 and in August ...

"The White House security systems instantly triggered Secret ... successful intrusion onto the complex since the White House fence was doubled in height to roughly 13 feet in recent years ...

The White House grounds include 18 acres of land. That and the adjacent 52-acre Ellipse to the south belong to President’s Park, a national park. The Secret Service is in charge of White House ...

Everything came to a head on July 25th 1976, when Plummer jumped the White House fence around 9:30 pm, carrying a three-foot metal pipe. As he approached the building, a security guard shot him ...