Chicago IL April 10 2020 The CTA says it wants two security guards removed from its trains after a gun one of them was carrying in his pocket went off, wounding himself and a 16-year-old girl on a Red Line train Thursday morning. “CTA absolutely will not tolerate this lack of professionalism,” the agency said in […]
Orlando FL March 22 2020 TSA now says that at least 12 TSA agents have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. At least three were in Florida. An Orlando TSA officer tested positive, the officer’s last day of work was on March 10. She was working the 1 p.m. to 9:30 p.m shift at Checkpoint […]
ATLANTA GA March 19 2020 – Officials confirm a motorist breached security at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport by driving past security guards into a sensitive area where planes line up to take off. It happened on Thursday morning. At the checkpoint station, private guards who work for the city saw the motorist and called police. Officers […]
LAS VEGAS NV March 9 2020 Daniel A. Parkhurst made his initial court appearance Friday, related to a federal charge for abusive sexual contact during a flight from Seattle to Las Vegas, according to United States Attorney District of Nevada Nicholas A. Trutanich. “Sexual assault aboard an aircraft is when unwelcome inappropriate touching without consent occurs,” […]
St Louis MO Feb 29 2020 St. Louis Metro has signed a new security agreement along with its regional partners that outlines the framework for providing transit riders with a safer, more secure and more comfortable ride. This agreement is the culmination of two years of work and collaboration between St. Louis Metro Transit, Bi-State […]
STOCKTON, Calif. Feb 24 2020 A 49-year-old security guard remained in the hospital Wednesday after he was attacked for asking a man not to park his car on the property at Stockton’s Downtown Transit Center. “That motorist then attacked and beat the security guard until the security guard lost consciousness,” said Stockton Police Officer Joe Silva. […]
Fresno CA Feb 24 2020 A security officer was assaulted and injured and now the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating the suspect, Jesse Verdugo of Fresno. He is a motorcycle street gang member who has an active arrest warrant for assault with a deadly weapon. Verdugo beat up a […]
CHICAGO IL Feb 23 2020 In the wake of a string of high-profile acts of violence on the CTA, Chicago police are adding “additional resources” to the public transit system, including SWAT officers deployed to train lines. Interim Chicago Police Supt. Charlie Beck said CPD, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, and the CTA will announce a new security […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky Feb 21 2020 A Louisville man is in custody after police say he tried to bypass a TSA security checkpoint at the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, briefly shutting down airport operations and possibly causing some travelers to miss their flights. According to an arrest report, the incident took place just after 1 p.m. Tuesday. […]
SEATAC, Wash. Feb 14 2020 A man was charged in Washington’s King County Superior Court on Feb. 3 with second-degree arson and second-degree theft after police say he set fire to a U.S. Air Force member’s luggage in a stairwell at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. “I still can’t believe that it happened,” Airman Monty Ponder said on […]