Portland OR Sept 13 2018 An Army veteran who was drunk and threatened a Transportation Security Administration screener at Portland International Airport was sentenced Wednesday to three years of probation, including three months of home detention, for assaulting two officers. The prosecutor said the sentencing, following the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorism attacks, […]
MADISON WS Sept 12 2018 For Rick Spencer working for the TSA is not just a job, but a bit of a calling. “We were angry that someone had attacked our country,” he said. The former Marine joined the agency 17 years ago after the tragic events of 9/11. “I was actually driving to work. […]
Portland OR Sept 10 2018 A man landed in federal court Friday, accused of ducking under security cordons at Portland International Airport and getting past Transportation Security Administration officers who routinely inspect travelers’ identification and boarding passes. Badr Ziti, 29, entered a not guilty plea to an allegation that he entered an airport area in violation […]
Washington DC Sept 7 2018 The Transportation Security Agency will expand its 3D carry-on luggage scanning program it originally launched in more than a dozen airports this July. The agency originally estimated the program would be rolled out in 145 airports by 2019, but now raised that projection to 200 scanners, David Pekoske, the agency’s […]
Newark NJ Sept 6 2018 A man transporting a dummy bomb to a security training event was arrested after his very realistic replica led authorities to close six security lines Tuesday morning at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. The man, who wasn’t identified, was traveling to Florida to take part in a training event […]
Washington DC Sept 5 2018 TSA discovered 82 firearms in carry-on bags around the nation from August 20th through the 26th. Of the 82 firearms discovered, 67 were loaded and 27 had a round chambered. Firearm possession laws vary by state and locality. TSA may impose civil penalties of up to $13,066 per violation […]
Los Angeles CA Aug 29 2018 A man was taken into custody at Los Angeles International Airport Monday after he jumped a fence, ran onto a runway and did pushups, according to police. The man, who has not yet been identified, was spotted by an airport police officer just after 1:30 p.m. local time, a spokesman […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Aug 28 2018 — A man described as suicidal after cutting himself with a broken mug caused an hours-long lockdown at Albuquerque’s airport before he was arrested inside the main terminal, police said Sunday. The man, whose name wasn’t immediately released, boarded a flight around 8 a.m. Sunday at Albuquerque International Sunport and then […]
Los Angeles CA Aug 15 2018 Los Angeles’s transit agency said Tuesday that it would become the first in the nation to screen its passengers with body scanners as they enter the public transit system — a bold effort to keep riders safer from terrorism and other evolving threats. But officials said that riders need not […]
Savannah GA Aug 13 2018 One Transportation Security Administration security officer is being praised for his quick thinking during a recent scare at Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport. TSA Lead Officer Lead Officer Darrell Wade grabbed a smoking piece of luggage from a checkpoint and ran it away from the terminal, protecting everyone nearby. On August 8, […]