I live just outside the Beltway, about 400 yards south of I-66.

[11 Bravo]

I listened to sirens steadily heading east on 66 for about a half an hour not long ago.
Apparently members of the Fairfax County police department and the VA Highway Patrol are sending reinforcements (since the Trump DoD won't allow the Guard to respond).

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. Just now on PBS:

My team and I are working closely with
@MayorBowser
,
@SpeakerPelosi
, and
@SenSchumer
to respond to the situation in Washington, D.C.

Per the Mayor's request, I am sending members of the Virginia National Guard along with 200 Virginia State Troopers.

Link to tweet

[Skraxx]

5. Thank You Governor!!! Here Comes The Cavalry!!!

Get them out of the capitol one way or another and put them in jail or body bags, makes no difference to me.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Just read that Montgomery County MD is sending their police, too.

[elleng]

3. Thanks for info.

I'm 50? miles south of Beltway, Calvert County.

P.G. sheriffs not yet called (per my s.i.l.)

[cilla4progress]

4. Great, so

are we going to have 2 armies going at it?

drumpf's secret forces (DHS, whatever) v VA NG?

[DeminPennswoods]

6. PA isn't that far, perhaps Gov Wolf

could send PA state troopers/Natl Guard as well.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

7. Arlington County has webcams, but they're on county streets. I'll check VDOT.

https://transportation.arlingtonva.us/live-traffic-cameras/

[GopherGal]

10. That traffic map seems to show many many streets in DC closed

although it may be only streets that go under the national mall.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

11. Here are maps.

Mayor Muriel Bowser Retweeted

TRAFFIC ADVISORY: First Amendment Activity

From Jan 5th to Jan 7th, 2021, First Amendment demonstrations are scheduled to occur in DC. There will be parking restrictions & potential street closures that motorists should take into consideration.

Release: http://bit.ly/2L7NpfB

Link to tweet

[honest.abe]

8. Im in College Park MD and I also heard a bunch of sirens.

Sounds all the local police departments are sending in their troops. Thank God for that!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

9. BREAKING: Convoy of Emergency Vehicles Seen Heading Towards D.C.

{The article has been edited. I'm not going to make those changes here.}

BREAKING: Convoy of Emergency Vehicles Seen Heading Towards D.C.

ARLnow.com Today at 3:20pm



Arlington County Police Department spokeswoman Ashley Savage declined to provide additional information about deployments today, beyond confirming her earlier statement that ACPD is assisting D.C. police under a mutual aid agreement.

“ACPD does not provide tactical information such as the number of officers deployed,” Savage said. “There has been no change to the deployment of officers to D.C. under the mutual aid agreement with the Metropolitan Police Department.”

The District has instituted a 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew. Arlington County Manager Mark Schwartz, via a spokeswoman, said Arlington has no plans for a curfew.

Just before 3:30 p.m., Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said members of the Virginia National Guard and Virginia State Troopers will be sent to D.C., at the request of Mayor Muriel Bowser.

More via social media:

{snip}

[cwydro]

13. And now we can all cheer the police!

It gets so confusing here so often.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

12. I'm in Alexandria, but I haven't heard any sirens.

They might not be running code; i.e., with sirens and lights.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

14. VDOT webcam on I-66

https://www.511virginia.org/

Scroll around. There's one where I-66 goes under Monroe Street in Arlington.

I don't know if this will work:

blob:https://www.511virginia.org/3a19f12b-f6e1-438f-baf4-bd5dc2e88a58

[mahatmakanejeeves]

15. Two views. One shows I-395 crossing the Potomac. The second is from Falls Church.

Lots of reinforcements from Virginia police agencies heading into DC. Most recent was
@VSPPIO
. #DCProtests #protest #CapitolBuilding #CapitolHill #police #CapitolAttack
@ARLnowDOTcom

@WTOPtraffic

@WTOP

Link to tweet

Cops headed into DC on 66 E at Hwy 29 ⁦
@ARLnowDOTcom
⁩ #Trump

Link to tweet