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,” […]
Washington DC March 8 2020 All too often the mainstream media puts the Transportation Security Administration or police on blast for some minor indiscretion, but rarely ever do they recognize the many incredible stories of officers going above and beyond the call of duty. At John Glenn International Airport, Ohio in Terminal B, Supervisory TSA Officer […]
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. […]
PHILADELPHIA PA Feb 15 2020 Philadelphia International Airport is debuting a new inline bagging screening system meant to speed up the time that a checked bag goes from the terminal to the aircraft and keep passengers safer. The EDS, or explosive detection system, works like a CT machine used in a hospital, where it takes a […]
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 […]
ASHEVILLE NC Feb 13 2020 A woman who flew through Asheville Regional Airport last summer has sued, claiming a TSA agent reached beneath her clothes to touch her genitals, “effectively sexually assaulting her in the middle of an airport,” according to federal court documents. The lawsuit, filed Feb. 4, alleges that a female officer for the […]
ORLANDO, Fla. Feb 12 2020 Anybody who flies knows passenger security is an elaborate and at times a lengthy process. Passenger safety demands that people, equipment and more be put in place to keep us safe. WESH 2 News recently got an up-close look at how Orlando International Airport’s canine team plays a significant role […]
Los Angeles CA Feb 9 2020 A former Transportation Security Administration agent in California has been arrested after allegedly coercing a female passenger into showing her breasts during a security screening. A criminal complaint was filed against 22-year-old Johnathon Lomeli alleging that he used fraud or deceit to falsely imprison a woman going through the […]
Erie PA Feb 6 2020 Sources have confirmed to JET 24/FOX 66 that the Erie International Airport will not have police officers on site during third shift. The source, who asked to not be named, is a board member who says Executive Director Derek Martin decided to pull police during the hours of 1 a.m. […]
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. Jan 28 2020— A Delta employee was shot and killed at an employee parking lot near the Atlanta airport Sunday night. College Park police have identified the employee as 30-year-old Alexis Reed. Police said they found Reed with several gunshot wounds in the parking lot. Reed died on the way to the […]