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Sterling, VA
Police & Fire
Virginia-To-LA Flight Diverted Over Passenger’s Racist Slurs, Restraint Breaks: Police Virginia-To-LA Flight Diverted Over Passenger’s Racist Slurs, Restraint Breaks: Police
Virginia-To-LA Flight Diverted Over Passenger’s Racist Slurs, Restraint Breaks: Police A flight from Virginia heading to LA had to be rerouted to Colorado after an unruly passenger put on a scene and refused to stay down — even after being restrained. At around 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13, a flight destined for Los Angeles International Airport had to make an unexpected stop after going on a tirade that disrupted passengers and staff alike, according to the Grand Junction Police Department. During the flight, police say that an allegedly intoxicated man - identified as David Leroy Carter, 46 - became "agitated," yelling racial slurs at airline staff while waving a skateb…

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by Zak Failla
Sachem, NY
News
Rule Involving Status Of Popular Carry-On Item Spelled Out By TSA Rule Involving Status Of Popular Carry-On Item Spelled Out By TSA
Rule Involving Status Of Popular Carry-On Item Spelled Out By TSA Before you zip up your suitcase, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) wants you to rethink where you stash one of the most-used travel gadgets of the smartphone era. The agency has issued a summer reminder about portable power banks — those pocket-size lithium-ion battery packs that keep phones and tablets alive on long flights. The bottom line: they are allowed only in carry-on luggage, never in checked bags. TSA’s rule is explicit: Carry-On Bags: Yes Checked Bags: No "Portable chargers or power banks containing a lithium ion battery must be packed in carry-on bags," th…

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by Joe Lombardi
Newark, NJ
Business
Airline CEOs Urge Congress To Overhaul 'Outdated' Air Traffic Control Systems After EWR Issues Airline CEOs Urge Congress To Overhaul 'Outdated' Air Traffic Control Systems After EWR Issues
Airline CEOs Urge Congress To Overhaul 'Outdated' Air Traffic Control Systems After EWR Issues Major airline CEOs are calling on Congressional lawmakers to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems, especially after recent widespread issues at Newark Liberty International Airport. The top executives sent the open letter to Congress on Wednesday, May 21. The group showed its support for a federal modernization plan to replace decades-old technology and hire thousands of new air traffic controllers. The letter was signed by executives from Alaska Airlines, American, Atlas Air, Delta, FedEx, JetBlue, Southwest, United, and UPS, along with the industry group Airline…

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by Chris Spiker
Amityville, NY
News
Woman Strips Naked, Defecates On Seat Aboard Southwest Flight Woman Strips Naked, Defecates On Seat Aboard Southwest Flight
Woman Strips Naked, Defecates On Seat Aboard Southwest Flight Chicago’s Midway Airport was the scene of an unusual incident involving a female passenger aboard a Southwest Airlines flight traveling from Philadelphia to Chicago.  Reports indicate that the woman allegedly disrobed and then defecated on her seat during the flight on Saturday, April 26.  After the plane landed, it was met by law enforcement, NBC Chicago reports, adding that the aircraft was then taken out of service for thorough cleaning.  In response to the incident, Southwest Airlines issued a statement acknowledging the disruption, according to a report by NBC…

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by Joe Lombardi
Passaic, NJ
News
Passaic County Passenger Bangs On Cockpit Door, Threatens Crew On Flight To Newark: Feds Passaic County Passenger Bangs On Cockpit Door, Threatens Crew On Flight To Newark: Feds
Passaic County Passenger Bangs On Cockpit Door, Threatens Crew On Flight To Newark: Feds A Passaic County man is facing federal charges after allegedly threatening flight attendants, harassing passengers, and attempting to confront the pilot during a flight from Miami to Newark, authorities announced. Luis A. Vaquero, 27, of Passaic County, was charged in Newark federal court with interference with flight crew members and attendants by assault or intimidation, Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna said. He appeared before Magistrate Judge Stacey D. Adams and was released pending further proceedings. According to court documents, the incident occurred on Feb. 9, shortly after takeof…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Gun Seizures Surge At NYC Airports Gun Seizures Surge At NYC Airports
Gun Seizures Surge At NYC Airports Screeners at New York City airports caught travelers with an average of a gun a week last year, the TSA reported. The 51 handguns seized by Transportation Security Administration officers last year were 30% more than the 39 in 2022, the agency said on Wednesday, Jan. 10. "Each of the firearms were discovered by TSA officers during the routine screening of carry-on property at airport security checkpoints," TSA Spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein said. Nationwide, TSA officers detected 6,737 firearms at airport security checkpoints in 2023, she said. That's 195 more than the year before. Of last ye…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pleasantville, NY
News
Three NY Women Indicted For Assaulting Delta Airlines Security Officer At JFK Three NY Women Indicted For Assaulting Delta Airlines Security Officer At JFK
Three NY Women Indicted For Assaulting Delta Airlines Security Officer At JFK Three women from New York are facing charges for allegedly assaulting a security officer after refusing to leave a jetway at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, federal officials announced. Long Island residents Janessa Torres, age 21, Johanna Zavala, age 44, both of Central Islip, and Bay Shore resident Jordan Nixon, age 21, were charged in federal court for allegedly assaulting the officer and a second employee on Sept. 22, 2021. Prosecutors said that the three women refused to leave the jetway after they were informed that they would be denied boarding for a Delta Airlines s…

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by Zak Failla
Newark, NJ
News
TSA At Newark Nabs NYC Traveler With Gun In His Carry-On TSA At Newark Nabs NYC Traveler With Gun In His Carry-On
TSA At Newark Nabs NYC Traveler With Gun In His Carry-On TSA officers at Newark Airport nabbed a New York City man trying to carry a gun aboard a flight on Thursday, authorities said. "The gun was spotted inside the man’s carry-on bag by a TSA officer who was staffing the checkpoint X-ray monitor," said Lisa Farbstein of the Transportation Security Administration in Washington, DC. Port Authority seized the 10-shot 9mm SCCY CPX-2 pistol and took the man into custody, Farbstein said. "This is nothing new,” said Thomas Carter, the TSA’s federal security director for New Jersey. "It’s 2022 and the law regarding the prohibition of guns in airplanes…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
News
Lawsuit: Essex County NFL Player Sexually Assaulted By Woman On Flight To Newark Lawsuit: Essex County NFL Player Sexually Assaulted By Woman On Flight To Newark
Lawsuit: Essex County NFL Player Sexually Assaulted By Woman On Flight To Newark An unnamed NFL player from Essex County is suing United Airlines saying he was groped by a drugged up woman in his row -- and crew members did little to stop it. The athlete, listed in the lawsuit filed in Los Angelos Superior Court Monday as John Doe 1, and a Philadelphia man who was in the same aisle and listed as John Doe 2, are seeking compensatory and punitive damages "as they were unnecessarily put at risk and harmed by [two flight attendants] and UNITED's common course of misconduct," the lawsuit states. The unnamed, "disheveled and unbalanced" woman took the window seat next to…

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by Cecilia Levine