ATLANTA GA Jan 21 2018 The Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport has seen the population of homeless residents living at the world’s busiest airport, growing to the point of being out of control. No one knows for sure when it all started or even how or why but police officers who work at the airport say that […]
Little Rock AR Jan 13 2018 A teenager was raped and robbed at gunpoint by two attackers at Little Rock’s downtown bus station Thursday evening, he told police. The 18-year-old said he was using the restroom at 310 E. Capitol Ave., the listed address for River Cities Travel Center, about 6 p.m. when the two pepole […]
OAKLAND CA Jan 6 2018 — A man was fatally shot by a BART police officer Wednesday afternoon across from the West Oakland station after refusing to drop a gun he was holding, authorities said Thursday. Investigators with the Oakland Police Department’s homicide unit with help from the Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau identified the man […]
CHICAGO IL Dec 25 2017 A 34-year-old California man has been charged after authorities say he told an airline employee at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport there was a bomb in his carry-on bag. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that police found no bomb and charged Otis Evans of San Diego with felony disorderly conduct. Evans was escorted […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Dec 20 2017 – With the Albuquerque Police Department busy and short officers, a city councilor wants to give Albuquerque Rapid Transit security guards more power in order to keep riders safe. Unlike other city buses, the Albuquerque Rapid Transit has its own 13 dedicated transit security officers, but City Councilor Ken Sanchez fears […]
WASHINGTON D.C. Dec 17 2017 A new security screening technique is being tested a week before what is expected to be a record-breaking holiday travel season. The scanning system is designed to spot hidden explosives and suicide vests, similar to the one used in Monday’s botched terror attack in a pedestrian tunnel in New York City. […]
Chicago IL Dec 14 2017 Chicago aldermen are again fighting city Aviation Commissioner Ginger Evans’ decision to remove the word “police” from airport security officers’ titles after an infamous dragging incident on a United Airlines flight at O’Hare airport. An ordinance introduced Wednesday would take away Evans’ power to make the change and once again designate […]
Dallas TX Dec 14 2017 DART approved millions of dollars for a new safety plan that includes armed security guards and more security cameras. The Dallas transit agency is facing complaints that there are not enough police officers on trains and not enough security cameras to record criminal activity. DART plans to hire uniformed security guards […]
Salem OR Dec 10 2017 A West Salem man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of masturbating in front of a 12-year-old girl on a Cherriots city bus. It was Richard Joseph Wilson’s third time being arrested on public indecency charges in the past four months. According to a probable cause statement, the girl was riding […]
Phoenix AX Dec 9 2017 With homelessness on the rise across the Valley and the nation, Phoenix residents are seeing the impact in neighborhoods, parks and the light rail. The Phoenix City Council approved a transit-specific expansion to Phoenix CARES, a program established earlier this year to increase services and combat the impact of homelessness, like […]