PLAINVILLE, CT December 26 2018 Plainville Police are still investigating the suspicious deaths of two elderly brothers found at an area airport. PPD have identified the two men as two brothers and say that they were found dead at Robertson Airport on Saturday morning. Nils Anderson, 68, and Byron Anderson, 66, of 60 Franklin Avenue in […]
Washington DC December 24 2018 Federal air marshals are being moved to the back of the plane — some of them, at least. The undercover agents who are posted randomly to protect U.S. airliners are — for the first time — going to be assigned regularly to seats toward the back, sources briefed on the Transportation […]
San Diego CA December 22 2018 A TSA officer is being credited with stopping an attack of a woman at the San Diego International Airport. A TSA representative said that San Diego International Airport Officer Martino. Was in a public common area on a break on December 13th, when he intervened in a dangerous situation […]
Washington DC December 22 2018 TSA screened 14.6 million passengers and discovered 78 firearms in carry-on bags at airports from Dec. 10 through 16. Of the 78 firearms discovered, 63 were loaded and 28 had a round chambered. Bringing a firearm through the security checkpoint may result in a civil penalty of up to $13,333. […]
DENVER CO December 20 2018 Denver International Airport is using a new type of security screening. The Transportation Security Administration at Denver International Airport recied new equipment and is now using a new technology that allows travelers to keep their hands at their side when screened at security checkpoints. The new scanner uses the same […]
GREENVILLE, N.C. December 17 2018 Greenville police officers responded to a report of shots fired outside of the main entrance to the Pitt-Greenville Airport terminal around 6:00 a.m. Sunday, according to a press release. Once on scene, officers found a man with gunshot wounds. The victim, Joseph Pate, 52, of Beaufort County died at the scene, […]
Boston MA December 16 2018 The Transportation Security Administration has curtailed its controversial “Quiet Skies” domestic surveillance program, following widespread criticism that federal air marshals were spying on thousands of unwitting fliers who are not suspected of any crime or on any terrorist watch list. Agency officials told the Globe that air marshals no longer […]
NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — MSA Security (“MSA”), a global high consequence threat protection firm, announced that it has become the first company certified under the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA)’s new Third-Party Canine Cargo Program as a Certified Cargo Security Facility – Canine (CCSF-K9) on December 11, 2018. “Due to a global […]
BRADENTON FL December 1 2018 The signs on the grounds of the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport are clear: Stay out or face the penalties. A Manatee County woman did not heed the warning Wednesday when she rammed down a fence and drove onto the property, according to airport officials. “I can’t explain why somebody would want […]
CLEVELAND OH December 1 2018 Two top officials for the mayor of Cleveland have been suspended for bypassing airport security at the city-owned airport. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Assistant Director Fred Szabo and Darnell Brown, the mayor’s chief of operations, were both suspended without pay — with Szabo suspended for 10 days and Brown for five […]