U.S. Capitol Police on Saturday arrested a Stratford woman after she claimed to be a police officer at an inauguration checkpoint, according to a police report.
Police said the woman, 63-year-old Linda MaGovern, drove her vehicle up to one of the checkpoints set up ahead of the Wednesday inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. MaGovern reportedly told police at the checkpoint that she was a police officer and a member of the president’s cabinet. She also showed the officers a Military Police Challenge Coin, according to the report.
Police then asked MaGovern to put her vehicle in park, the report says, which she did.