The Capitol Police Board has designated a new acting chief of police after the department’s previous chief resigned in the wake of last week’s breach of the U.S. Capitol. Yogananda Pittman, who joined the agency in 2001, has been named as acting Capitol chief of police, according to a statement. Pittman joined the U.S. Capitol Police Department (USCP) in 2001, and rose through the ranks to the post of assistant chief for protective and intelligence operations. She is the first woman and the first African American to lead the law enforcement agency, USCP says. USCP Police Chief Steven Sund’s resignation takes effect on Jan. 16, a police spokeswoman told news outlets. Sund said that police had planned for a free speech demonstration and didn’t expect a violent attack, which he said was unlike anything he had experienced in his 30 years in law enforcement. Lawmakers had gathered on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol for …