CHARLOTTE, N.C. Nov 11 2017 – An air traffic controller at Charlotte Douglas International Airport received a homemade pipe bomb from his roommate, police said. The two Charlotte residents were charged with manufacturing and possessing a weapon of mass destruction. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officers responded to 315 Minitree Lane near Mount Holly Road after someone called […]
Los Angeles CA Oct 28 2017 Two Los Angeles Metro private contractor security guards were “overwhelmed” Thursday night by six people near the Watts Towers station, resulting in a close call when one guard was shot at with his own gun, authorities said. “It passed through his uniform shirt,” said Kim Upton, an L.A. Metro spokeswoman. […]
TULSA OK Oct 24 2017 – A man was arrested by the Tulsa Police Department shortly after noon Monday after allegedly boarding a Tulsa bus, screaming war cries and saying he was going to kill everyone on the bus, according to a booking report. TPD officers were dispatched to 31st and Peoria to a Tulsa Transit […]
Queens NY Oct 16 2017 A man was arrested at LaGuardia Airport Saturday morning after police say he threatened an airline employee with what he said was a bomb. Police say the man got into an argument with a Spirit Airlines employee at Terminal B. The suspect told the employee he was coming back with a […]
ASHEVILLE, N.C. Oct 9 2017 — Police are looking for a person of interest after part of Asheville Regional Airport was evacuated after an explosive device was found Friday morning. The suspicious package was discovered outside on the curb of Terminal Drive near the baggage claim at about 6:30 a.m. Officials say the package was an […]
SAN FRANCISCO CA Sept 29 2017 — A man arrested in the knife attack of a police officer at San Francisco International Airport Tuesday was identified as a 64-year-old homeless man. Dooris Johnston was jailed on suspicion of attempted murder of a peace officer and threats to commit violence following the afternoon confrontation, officials said Wednesday. […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 3, 2017 Dozens of travelers were forced to clear out of Salt Lake International Airport Sunday morning after a canister of bear spray was accidentally discharged inside Terminal 1. Jasen Asay, spokesman for Salt Lake International Airport, told Gephardt Daily the bear spray was set off by an airline employee after […]
DENVER CO Aug 24 2017— A man was killed in a shooting involving two armed RTD officers at a light rail station on Wednesday night. The shooting happened just north of the parking garage after 7 p.m. at the Sheridan station at West Ninth Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard on the Denver/Lakewood line. Two security guards […]
HONOLULU HI Aug 12 2017 The 59 deputy sheriffs assigned to the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport are now under the control of the Transportation Department, and it could be just the beginning of the DOT’s law enforcement plans. Sources say that the deputy sheriffs and the Harbor Police division, made up of 19 officers, […]
Melbourne AU Aug 8 2017 Serious concerns about the security of Melbourne Airport have been raised in a confidential survey of security officers. Attempts to take undeclared weapons through security, doors being forced open to enter restricted areas and assaults on guards were just some of problems highlighted. The audit, which has been handed to the […]