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Dorchester, MA
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Secret Santa Gone Wrong: Weed Found In Candle At Logan Airport: TSA Officials
A ho-hum Christmas gift from a coworker made a 53-year-old man quiet the humbug when he found out he had been made a sweetly-scented, unwitting drug mule, travel officials said. TSA officers noticed something suspicious about the man's candle during a security screening at Boston's Logan Airport on Thursday, Jan. 12, a spokesperson said on Twitter. To their surprise, the dope candle was stuffed with — well, dope. Marijuana was actually found encased inside the decoration, the TSA official said. Unfortunately for the man, the TSA does not allow marijuana on aircraft unless it is medicinal…
Hartford, CT
News
Unusual Pistol Replica Makes It Through Bradley Airport Security
TSA agents in Connecticut made an interesting find in one woman's carry-on bag. On Tuesday, Jan. 10, TSA officers at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks found a replica of a Flintlock pistol that had been retooled into a key hook in the bag, according to a tweet by TSA New England spokesman Dan Velez. The woman was eventually allowed to bring the pistol replica on her plane in her checked bag, Velez added. The incident at Bradley is the second one in the same week involving a key hook resembling a firearm, as a similar incident happened at Logan International Airport in Bosto…
Lower Paxton, PA
News
Florida Man Sets Record At Harrisburg International Airport With Loaded Gun: TSA
A Florida man inadvertently helped the Transportation Security Administration officers at Harrisburg International Airport set the record for most guns found in a year on Thursday, Dec. 15, according to the TSA on the following Tuesday. The man was not only found with a weapon but it was a loaded 9 mm in his carry-on bag, according to the release on Dec. 20. The gun was found by officers at the x-ray machine. This makes the tenth gun found this year, which is the highest number at HIA in the 21-year history of the TSA, according to the release. “Our officers are go…
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Strapped For Takeoff: TSA Agents At Boston Logan Airport Find 2 Guns In 24 Hours
TSA agents at Boston Logan International Airport continue to find guns in passengers' carry-on luggage. They broke the record for most firearms seized in a year months ago, and the finds don't stop. Agents found two loaded handguns during routine security screenings last week at the airport, TSA announced. The first was on Thursday morning, Dec. 8, when screeners detected a loaded .38 Special in a woman's purse, the TSA said. She told police that she was in a rush when leaving her house and forgot to put it back in her safe. Massachusetts State Police confiscated the weapon and gave her a…
Fredericksburg, VA
News
Traveler Caught With Loaded Gun Stored In Carry-On At Dulles Airport Said It Wasn't His: TSA
A traveler at Washington Dulles International Airport claimed the loaded handgun that TSA officers found stored inside his carry-on bag wasn't his, authorities said. The .22 caliber handgun was discovered in the Mount Solon, VA man's bag after the checkpoint X-ray machine alerted officers to take a closer look on Thursday, Nov. 17, TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein said. The gun was loaded with four bullets, she said. The man told officials that the gun did not belong to him and he did not know how it managed to find its way into his carry-on bag, according to Farbstein. Police con…
Massapequa, NY
Business
Construction Set To Begin On $4.2B New Terminal At JFK, Here's What Travelers Can Expect
Faster TSA lines, touchless technology from check-in to gate, and reduced traffic congestion. Those are just some of the improvements that travelers can expect once a $4.2 billion new terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport is completed. Earlier Report: Construction Begins On $9.5 Billion 'New Terminal One' At JFK Airport Construction on the first phase of the 1.2 million-square-foot Terminal 6 is set to begin in early 2023, making room for an additional 10 gates, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday, Nov. 17. "JFK International - the nation's door to the world - will soon …
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
MontCo Traveler Brought Loaded Gun To Airport, TSA Says
A Montgomery County resident was cited at the Philadelphia International Airport on Saturday, Nov. 12 after a loaded gun was discovered in their luggage, security announced. Transportation Security Administration officials said the Collegeville resident was passing through a security checkpoint when the X-ray scanner detected a loaded .380-caliber handgun in their bag. Tinicum Township police confiscated the gun, and federal authorities were notified to follow up with a civil fine, the TSA said. It's the 39th incident this year in which security officials located a gun at…
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
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Four Guns In Five Days: PA Airport Sees Surge In Firearms
There appears to be a disturbing trend of firearms at one Pennsylvania airport, authorities say. TSA officers seized the fourth gun in five days at Pittsburgh International Airport on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 1:07 p.m., according to a release by Allegheny County Police of their finding. The latest gun seized was a loaded Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm caliber handgun within 35-year-old Paul O’Brien of San Diego, CA's carry-on and he did not possess a valid concealed carry permit, according to the police. TSA officers stopped O'Brien at the security scanner and notified the police and the FBI…
Newark, NJ
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Happy Ending At Newark Airport After Thief Snatches Wedding Band At TSA Checkpoint
A thief was steps from fleeing with a fellow traveler's wedding band at Newark Airport when TSA and Port Authority officers teamed up to catch him, authorities said. Told that the ring was missing from a screened bin, a Transportation Security Administration supervisor reviewed surveillance video and saw the thief snatch it, the TSA's Lisa Farbstein said. Port Authority police who were called to the checkpoint watched the video, got a good look at the thief and headed in his direction, Farbstein said. Moments later they returned to the checkpoint with the ring and the man in custody after …
Bristol, PA
News
Traveler Caught With Loaded Gun At Philadelphia International Airport: TSA
An Arizona man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented him from carrying a loaded handgun onto his flight at Philadelphia International Airport. The traveler's 9mm gun was discovered in his carry-on bag in a security checkpoint x-ray machine on Friday, Sept. 24, TSA officials said. It was loaded with 17 bullets. Philadelphia police confiscated the gun and detained the man before arresting him on a weapons violation, they said. The man — whose name has not been released — is expected to face a financial penalty. Passengers can trave…
Alexandria, VA
Police & Fire
Loaded Gun At Norfolk Airport, Man May Face Criminal Charges: TSA
TSA officers recently caught a man with a loaded handgun at Norfolk International Airport, officials reported. On Sept. 16, an Oklahoma resident was going through the airport's security checkpoint, when his bag set off an alarm in the X-ray machine, according to TSA. Law enforcement searched the bag and confiscated a loaded 9mm handgun with five bullets inside, authorities said. The man was cited on a weapons violation, but he could face criminal charges from the Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney, officials said. TSA said individuals may travel with firearms, as long as they are in checked …
Newark, NJ
News
Flyer Seized With Six Gun Stashed In Suitcase Said She Didn't Know It Was There: Newark TSA
A traveler at Newark Airport claimed she didn't know she had a .38 Special stashed behind the lining of her suitcase, authorities said. The loaded revolver was "artfully" concealed in the Orange, NJ, woman's carry-on, Transportation Security Administration Spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein said. A TSA officer staffing a checkpoint X-ray monitor alerted Port Authority police, who seized the six shooter and the woman, Farbstein said. It was the 11th gun picked off at a Newark TSA checkpoint so far this year, she said. “This is a fine example of how we use the technology available to us to…
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