CHARLOTTE, N.C. July 5 2018 – Police said an American Airlines employee was arrested after she tried to get a stolen gun through a security checkpoint at Charlotte Douglas International Airport on Tuesday. Officers arrested Elvira Thomas after TSA agents spotted the gun passing through the x-ray scanner, according to police. Investigators later found out the […]
Washington DC June 29 2018 Travelers planning to hop on an airplane to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday vacation are being advised to head to the airport early, especially on Friday — which is estimated to be “one of the busiest days ever” for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The TSA is preparing for what […]
Boise ID June 20 2018 A 67-year-old California man could face one charge of aircraft hijacking after police say he tried to sneak a knife onto an airplane on Friday from the Boise Airport by concealing it in the insole of his shoe. Donald Lee Jackson was arrested about 7:15 p.m. when agents from the Transportation […]
DENVER CO June 9 2018 — The Denver Police Department has identified the man accused of running through a security checkpoint at Denver International Airport on Tuesday. David Rimmer, 49, allegedly sideswiped a vehicle on Peña Boulevard and did not stop. He then continued to the airport and left his truck on the sidewalk before running […]
HOUSTON TTX June 7 2018 Security officers and law enforcement have taken a woman into custody after she claimed that she had explosives in her luggage. According to the spokesman for the airport, the incident started at 9 a.m. when a bag had to be cleared near the ticketing area. Authorities were then called in […]
HOUSTON TX May 30 2018 – A 22-year-old Houston resident has pleaded guilty to stealing guns that belonged to three police officers who were traveling out of George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Mack Stewart, 22, entered a plea of guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Christina Bryan. On Oct. 4, […]
WILLIAMSPORT PA May 19 2018– A former security officer at Philadelphia International Airport has been sentenced to up to three years in state prison in a drug case in which 650 bags of heroin were found in his vehicle. Damien S. Hartsfield, 31, of Philadelphia, was sentenced Thursday by Lycoming County Judge Nancy L. Butts […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio May 18 2018 — A legally blind man is accused of groping a passenger assistant at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport after he asked the 24-year-old woman for help, police said. The man, who has not been formally charged, is well-known at the airport for groping other ABM passenger assistants that help customers, according to […]
PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. May 10 2018 – When you think of the future of air cargo security, high-tech innovations like blockchain, the internet of things (IoT), and “Star Wars”-era laser beams may come to mind. But yesterday, Jennifer Haigh, manager of cargo screening and business development from K2 Solutions, Inc., advocated that man’s best friend, the […]
PHILADELPHIA PA May 7 2018 — Police say a worker at Philadelphia’s airport used his keys to fatally stab a colleague during an argument at the airport. Philadelphia police say 35-year-old Kevin Emanuel and another man argued about a light inside a room set aside for employees to use during breaks from work. Their dispute Thursday […]