ALBANY, NEW YORK Nov 20 2021 – Stan Johnson, age 23, of the Bronx, New York, was arraigned today on an indictment charging him with unlawfully breaching a perimeter fence, entering an unoccupied aircraft, and entering the terminal at the Albany International Airport on May 24, 2021. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. Nov 2 2021 A man from California has been accused of sexually assaulting another passenger on a flight from Sacramento to Denver, according to a criminal complaint filed with the U.S. District Court of Colorado. Oakland resident Robert Earl Glasper III was arrested after law enforcement said he repeatedly touched his seatmate before exposing […]
Kansas City MO October 30 2021 Passengers at Kansas City International Airport should not experience any significant changes in security measures after Kansas City Police Chief Rick Smith announced that police officers will no longer patrol the facility. KCPD officers will continue to respond to 911 calls or any requests for assistance from KCI Police. […]
DENVER CO October 30 2021 Security officers contracted to work at Denver International Airport plan to go on strike Tuesday, Nov. 2. The security officers work for High-risk Security Services, or HSS, and have been fighting for higher pay and better working conditions. The union representing the workers, Law Enforcement Officers Security Unions, announced the strike […]
Denver CO October 29 2021 An American Airlines flight was diverted Wednesday evening after a passenger reportedly assaulted a flight attendant. Flight 976 had departed New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and was headed to John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, but was diverted to Denver because of the incident, the airline said. […]
Chicago IL October 27 2021 A man was arrested at Chicago’s Midway International Airport Sunday afternoon after breaching a security checkpoint, claiming he went to retrieve his cell phone, which he left on a plane upon arriving at the airport, federal authorities said. At approximately 2:02 p.m., the unidentified individual ran down an exit lane at […]
WASHINGTON DC October 15 2021 – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a record number of firearms at airport security checkpoints this year, establishing a 20-year record with three months remaining in the calendar year and fewer passengers traveling due to the pandemic. By October 3rd of this year, TSA officers had stopped 4,495 airline passengers […]
Denver CO October 15 2021 A woman paraded naked around Denver International Airport, interacting with passengers and drawing the attention of police, according to a report. The woman appeared to be carrying some kind of water bottle as she wandered around completely in the nude, footage from a video shared with CBS shows. Police officers quickly […]
Chicago IL Sept 29 2021 A long-running legal battle stemming from the 2017 passenger-dragging fiasco aboard United Airlines Flight 3411 has ended in the city’s favor, finally clarifying the role aviation security officers play in the layers of security that protect O’Hare and Midway airports. In a 12-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Robert W. Gettleman dismissed […]
San Jose CA Sept 24 2021 San Jose Police have arrested a 22-year-old man, who claimed to have swallowed explosives, slipped through the gate and drove into a secure area at Mineta San Jose International Airport. A despondent man identified by police as Alex Portillo entered the south side of the airport on Sunday, breaching the […]