NEWARK, N.J. September 29 2022—It’s all about strong partnerships that collaborate and team-up to enhance overall security that pay big dividends, says Thomas Carter, the Transportation Security Administration’s Federal Security Director for New Jersey. That partnership paid off on Sunday (Sept. 25) when a thief was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport after TSA alerted […]
Nashville TN Sept 18 2022 Nashville has made another list that has grabbed the attention of airport security. Firearms have now set the city apart from some of the biggest airports in the country. Travel through the Nashville International Airport has now surpassed pre-pandemic levels, but as foot traffic increases, so does the number of firearms. […]
Las Vegas NV September 1, 2022 A Las Vegas man is accused of driving his vehicle into a secure area of Harry Reid International Airport, then producing a fake bomb in an episode that briefly halted air traffic control operations Thursday. Las Vegas police said they arrested Sergio Magana, 36, at the scene of the security […]
CHICAGO L Sept 1 2022 A security incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. Monday at Chicago O’Hare International Airport when a TSA officer detected a knife in a bag at a checkpoint. Security officials conducted a bag check and found a trove of prohibited items including at least 2 knives, a screwdriver, saw blade and a meat […]
Charlotte NC Aug 28, 2022 It’s often a thrill to spot a bald eagle in the wild. But in the airport, it may be a little confusing. “Mans is out here bringing a bald eagle through TSA at CLT Douglas,” one man wrote on Twitter Monday along with a video of an eagle flapping […]
New York City NY Aug 20 2022 Three women have been accused of beating an airline security officer to the ground with his own radio last fall after he tried to stop them from getting on their Delta flight to Puerto Rico. An indictment unsealed Thursday alleges the incident took place at New York’s John […]
Boston MA August 20, 2022 People may have thought James Bond traveled out of Boston this past weekend after Transport Security Administration (TSA) officers found a small tube-shaped single-fire gun the size of a pen at Boston Logan Airport on Saturday. New England’s TSA division said the .22 caliber single-shot firearm was found at one of […]
NEW ORLEANS, La. Aug 18 2022 Airport officials in New Orleans found a passenger traveling with a human umbilical cord in their luggage earlier this month. As unusual as it is, authorities say this isn’t the first such find this summer. The incident happened on Aug. 2 at the Louis Armstrong International Airport. According to U.S. […]
Washington DC August 15, 2022 The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that they found over 3,000 guns at airport security checkpoints during the first six months of 2022. The rules regarding guns at airport security checkpoints are clear. Guns (as well as knives and other threat items considered risky) cannot be brought in carry-on […]
NEWARK, N.J. July 30 2022— A Bergen County, N.J., man was denied boarding his flight after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Newark Liberty International Airport detected numerous firearm parts that had been artfully concealed in one of the man’s checked bags late last night, Wednesday, July 27. The firearm parts were detected after the man’s […]