Assistant Chief Yogananda Pittman was designated as acting chief of U.S8

Assistant Chief Yogananda Pittman was designated as acting chief of U.S8

Capitol Police have designated Yogananda Pittman as the law enforcement agency's acting chief.

She has been with the force since April 2001 and was named acting chief on Friday, according to the U.

Capitol Police (USCP) websiteS

She assumed the role a day after now-former USCP Chief Steven Sund announced his resignation following a mob laying siege to the Capitol, ransacking lawmakers' offices, breaking windows and defacing walls and statues inside the complex.

In 2018 Pittman was promoted to deputy chief and tapped to become bureau commander for the Command and Coordination Bureau, according to the USCP.

In October, Sund announced that Pittman was recognized as the 2020 recipient of the Women in Federal Law Enforcement's Outstanding Advocate for Women in Federal Law Enforcement award.

Pittman was one of the first two African American women to be promoted to the rank of captain in the U.S.

"Together, we celebrate this recognition of leadership and congratulate one of our own, Acting Chief Yogananda D.

Separately, USCP announced that Howard Liebengood, a 15-year veteran of the force, died Saturday off duty.