Washington DC May 23 2019 Between May 6 and 19, TSA screened 32.1 million passengers and found 176 firearms in carry-on bags. Of the 176 firearms discovered, 153 were loaded and 54 had a round chambered. As a reminder, bringing a firearm to the security checkpoint may lead to a civil penalty of up to $13,333 or […]
WASHINGTON DC May 23 2019 — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are looking to address many challenges facing the TSA workforce. A hearing was held Tuesday following a Spectrum News 13 Watchdog investigation in April which uncovered allegations of bullying and retaliation against Orlando International Airport employees by TSA management. Those allegations have caught the attention of […]
Dallas TX May 13 2019 Nine airline employees at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport were arrested about a year ago for plotting to smuggle drugs out of the airport. Since then, they’ve admitted to being willing to smuggle anything on board a commercial airline for money including drugs, weapons and plastic explosives. The nine employees included […]
Los Angeles CA May 13 2019 Michael Vechell had already drawn the attention of an airline worker and two passengers at Los Angeles International Airport by the time he was confronted by police. Waiting to board his Philadelphia-bound flight with his dog Odie, Vechell had sparked concern when he sidled up to another passenger and […]
Atlanta GA May 9 2019 A metro Atlanta man accused of carrying a knife inside Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport was arrested Monday after officers used a Taser on him, police said Calvin Tooks, 39, of East Point, was at the arrival escalators near the airport’s atrium, Atlanta police spokeswoman Stephanie Brown told AJC.com. The incident did […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio May 7 2019— A man with a service dog was taken into custody then hospitalized Saturday after he bit a Cleveland police officer. The incident happened about 2 p.m. at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Cleveland police spokeswoman Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia said. Police were called to assist TSA with a man who was being […]
WORCESTER MA May 6 2019 – A 31-year-old Leominster man with apparent mental health issues was charged with causing a security breach at Worcester Regional Airport, after he allegedly scaled a fence, stepped over three rungs of barbed wire and drove a fuel truck onto an aircraft taxi area. Laurence J. Murphy IV, of 600 Pennsylvania […]
Boston MA May 4 2019 5 Investigates obtained dozens of complaints against the Transportation Security Administration filed by passengers at Logan Airport and found some flyers claim they were subjected to inappropriate conduct while passing through security. If you fly, you know. It’s part of the routine, like it or not — passing through security checkpoints. […]
Juneau AK May 1 2019 According to the Transportation Security Administration, screening equipment flagged a “large organic mass” in the traveler’s carry-on on April 15. TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said that can mean explosives. “The TSA officers opened the bag, they saw the moose poop inside,” Farbstein said after talking with the local officers. […]
Washington DC April 30 2019 The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was testing a new body scanner system to screen passengers at U.S. airports, but it seems the system was too revealing. The images that the equipment created were too invasive and would pose privacy risks, according to a contracting document Quartz discovered. The new screening […]