8月16日，访民在北京西城区国家信访局附近的永定桥下抓获了两名自称警察的截访人员。两截访人员均拒绝出示证件，其中一人身着没有警号的特警制服。
On August 16, petitioners in Beijing apprehended two interceptors under Yongding Bridge near the State Bureau for Letters and Calls in Xicheng District. Both claimed to be police officers but refused to show identification, and one was wearing a SWAT uniform without a badge number.