LONDONDERRY NH Aug 11 2019 — Police have charged an airport security guard with simple assault after he allegedly harassed and touched a Dunkin’ worker inappropriately in the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport last week. Jeffrey Betterini, 54, of Epping turned himself in on a warrant Wednesday. Police say he is accused of sexually harassing a young woman […]
Miami Fla Aug 1 2019 The Transportation Security Administration on Tuesday said it suspended two officers with pay after an “offensive display” that local media described as a noose was found at a baggage screening area at Miami International Airport. The noose containing two stuffed monkeys was found hanging in a non-public part of the passenger […]
BALTIMORE MD July 30 2019 A man was caught with a missile launcher in his checked bag at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport early Monday morning. Transportation Security Administration officers detected the launcher and immediately told airport police, who tracked down the traveler and detained him for questioning. The man, who lives in Jacksonville, Texas, told […]
Dallas TX July 26 2019 There’s nothing Szultan and Bovli love more than to play, but when they roll into DFW International Airport with their handlers, it’s all business. After all, there’s nothing more serious than finding explosives intended for airplanes. Szultan and Bovli are two of 1,100 dogs the Transportation Security Administration uses to […]
Honolulu HI July 23 2019 Sometime around Memorial Day, the TSA changed its stance on carrying onboard a plane a medication that treats childhood epilepsy and on CBD oil, which WebMD calls “the hot new product in states that have legalized medical marijuana.” CBD oil is said to relieve pain. It also does not […]
KEY WEST, Fla. July 23 2019 An airlines worker is accused of assaulting a deputy at an airport in the Florida Keys. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested 42-year-old Angel Arley Medeiros of Key West on Saturday. Deputies said Medeiros, an American Airlines employee, had to surrender his Secured Identification Display Area badge due to a […]
Washington DC July 18 2019 Between July 8 and 14, TSA screened 18 million passengers and found 111 firearms in carry-on bags. Of the 111 firearms discovered, 95 were loaded and 32 had a round chambered. Some odd weaponry was also confiscated: Yo-Yo, slingshots Bladed Weapons Stunguns
CHARLOTTE, N.C. July 15 2019— A crazy outburst at Charlotte Douglas International Airport was caught on camera Friday. The video showed a man causing a commotion at one of the gates. The situation led to Felix Alberto Brandi-Rivera being arrested for disorderly conduct. However, some are questioning why it took so long for security […]
NEW YORK NY July 12 2019 Transportation Security Administration stopped a man with 3D printed handgun part in his carry-on baggage at LaGuardia Airport. The traveler from Kansas was stopped at a security checkpoint with the weapon July 3. The item included the trigger and body of the gun. It was confiscated and the traveler was […]
Washington DC July 2 2019 The global travel industry is looking to replace your paper tickets and security documents with your biometric data in an effort to ease gridlock. The International Civil Aviation Organization, the UN’s aviation body, met last week in Montreal to discuss ways to bridge the gulf between physical and digital travel […]