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Ex-Flight Attendant On Boston-Bound Plane Filmed Children As They Used Bathroom: Feds Ex-Flight Attendant On Boston-Bound Plane Filmed Children As They Used Bathroom: Feds
Ex-Flight Attendant On Boston-Bound Plane Filmed Children As They Used Bathroom: Feds A former American Airlines flight attendant attempted to film a child as she used the bathroom and had videos of several other children using the plane's lavatory on his phone, authorities said.  Estes Carter Thompson III, 36, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was charged with one count of attempted sexual exploitation of children and one count of possession of child pornography depicting a prepubescent minor, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  A 14-year-old aboard a Charlotte to Boston flight in September 2023 told her parents that Thompson had escorted her to the first-cl…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Tries To Sneak 'Smoking Gun' Onto Plane At Boston Logan Airport: TSA Man Tries To Sneak 'Smoking Gun' Onto Plane At Boston Logan Airport: TSA
Man Tries To Sneak 'Smoking Gun' Onto Plane At Boston Logan Airport: TSA A 23-year-old man packing a hookah that looked like a teal-color pistol had it confiscated by TSA agents when he tried to carry it onto a plane at Boston Logan International Airport on Thursday, May 25.  Yesterday @TSA officers @BostonLogan detected this replica pistol hookah during security screening. This smoking gun never made it onto the aircraft! #travelfail pic.twitter.com/NPUijkRygy — TSA_NewEngland (@TSA_NewEngland) May 26, 2023 The man told agents he'd taken it onto planes in his carry-on luggage in the past, but they thought he was blowing smoke.  Replica pistols — smokeable …

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Tries To Sneak 'Vampire Straw' Through Boston Airport: TSA Man Tries To Sneak 'Vampire Straw' Through Boston Airport: TSA
Man Tries To Sneak 'Vampire Straw' Through Boston Airport: TSA A 26-year-old Chicago man was arrested on Sunday, April 23, after he tried to get his "Vampire Straw" through a security checkpoint at Boston Logan International Aiport, authorities said.  Arman Achuthan Nair was charged with carrying a dangerous weapon, Massachusetts State Police said.  This is a Vampire straw. These items are not allowed in passenger carry-on bags. A passenger found that out yesterday @BostonLogan when @MassStatePolice confiscated the item and eventually arrested the 26-year-old man on a state charge. 🧛🏼‍♂️🥤🚫 #travelfail pic.twitter.com/8TGQYP93c7 — TSA_NewEngland (@T…

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by Josh Lanier
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Travel Fail: Undeclared Rifle Discovered In 71-Year-Old's Bag By Logan Airport TSA Travel Fail: Undeclared Rifle Discovered In 71-Year-Old's Bag By Logan Airport TSA
Travel Fail: Undeclared Rifle Discovered In 71-Year-Old's Bag By Logan Airport TSA TSA agents often find strange and possibly illegal items in passengers' bags, but the sight of a rifle was likely shocking to the TSA agent who discovered it.  In the early morning hours of Saturday, March 25, a muzzle-loading rifle was discovered in a 71-year-old's checked bag screening at Boston Logan International Airport, according to a Tweet made by TSA New England.  Early Saturday morning @BostonLogan, @TSA discovered this muzzle-loading rifle during checked-bag screening. The rifle was improperly packed and undeclared. @MassStatePolice took possession of the rifle and cleared th…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Crew Turned Boston Logan Airport, Others Into Personal Piggy Banks: DA Crew Turned Boston Logan Airport, Others Into Personal Piggy Banks: DA
Crew Turned Boston Logan Airport, Others Into Personal Piggy Banks: DA A New Jersey man accused of being the driver for a crew of thieves who swiped passenger's luggage filled with cash and jewels from Logan International Airport returns to court this week.  Luis Arellano-Corrales, 30, of Paterson, is accused of working with a trio of thieves to steal a woman's bag with more than $13,000 in jewelry and cash inside from the Boston airport in February 2022, the Suffolk County District Attorney said.  It wasn't exactly an "Ocean's 11" style heist, but it took some coordination to pull off, authorities said. Three men worked as a team to swipe the bag be…

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by Josh Lanier
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Boston Dad Busted Trying To Board Flight At Logan Airport With Loaded Gun: DA Boston Dad Busted Trying To Board Flight At Logan Airport With Loaded Gun: DA
Boston Dad Busted Trying To Board Flight At Logan Airport With Loaded Gun: DA Police arrested a 36-year-old Boston man this week after he tried to board a flight at Logan International Airport with a loaded pistol, authorities said. His young child was with him when he was handcuffed.  Lorenzo Beechman faces charges of carrying a loaded firearm without a license (third offense), airport security violations, illegal possession of a firearm without a license with a prior violent offense, and illegal possession of ammunition, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Police are holding Beechman without bail pending a dangerousness hearing, the prosecu…

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by Josh Lanier
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Boston Logan Airport On Pace To Set Record For Number Of Guns Seized Boston Logan Airport On Pace To Set Record For Number Of Guns Seized
Boston Logan Airport On Pace To Set Record For Number Of Guns Seized The Transportation Safety Administration announced this week that security officers seized a loaded 9mm handgun from a woman attempting to board a flight at Logan International Airport. That seizure marks a dubious distinction for the airport as it ties it for the most firearms found in a year, and there are still three months left in 2022.  The woman, a petty officer in the US Coast Guard, had stored the pistol in a diaper bag, where agents as she went through a security checkpoint on Tuesday, Sept. 13, the TSA said. Massachusetts State Police took the weapon and issued her a summons t…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Tried To Board Plane At Logan Airport Geared For Ancient War: TSA Man Tried To Board Plane At Logan Airport Geared For Ancient War: TSA
Man Tried To Board Plane At Logan Airport Geared For Ancient War: TSA A man tried to board a plane at Logan International Airport earlier this week with more than ten edged weapons in his carry-on luggage, the TSA said. The agency tweeted a photo of the items they found during a search on Sunday, Aug. 21. They included an arrowhead, two daggers, and nine throwing stars.  Throwing Stars and Daggers...oh my! On Sunday @BostonLogan, @TSA officers detected these items in a man's carry-on bag. He stated he mixed up his baggage. @MassStatePolice escorted the man back to the ticket counter to properly place these items in his checked bag. #travelfail pic.twitter…

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by Josh Lanier
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TSA Officials Snag Twelfth Loaded Gun Of The Year At Boston Logan Airport TSA Officials Snag Twelfth Loaded Gun Of The Year At Boston Logan Airport
TSA Officials Snag Twelfth Loaded Gun Of The Year At Boston Logan Airport Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers are already encroaching the total number of firearms detected at Boston Logan International Airport last year and its not even July! This comes after officers prevented a passenger from taking a 9mm gun and 28 rounds of ammunition onto an aircraft on Friday, June 24, the agency said in a release.  TSA officers have now detected 14 firearms at Logan's security checkpoints this year, with 12 of those guns being loaded. Last year officers detected 18 firearms in total.  The agency is now reminding people about the …

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by David Cifarelli