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Former Teacher Who Abused DC Student Captured At Airport Attempting To Flee: Police Former Teacher Who Abused DC Student Captured At Airport Attempting To Flee: Police
Former Teacher Who Abused DC Student Captured At Airport Attempting To Flee: Police Mark Anthony Williams should have never come back to the country. The 56-year-old former teacher in DC is facing charges for allegedly sexually abusing at least one minor who was under the age of 18 for several months in 2014 before moving out of the States. According to police, before he could be prosecuted, the Fairfax County resident fled, though last week, the Metropolitan Police Department was tipped off that he had returned, and a warrant was issued for his arrest the following day on Friday, Nov. 17. He then attempted to flee again - though he was unsuccessful this time around. Pol…

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by Zak Failla
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Travelers Slam DMV Airports On Twitter Amid Flight Delays, Cancelations Travelers Slam DMV Airports On Twitter Amid Flight Delays, Cancelations
Travelers Slam DMV Airports On Twitter Amid Flight Delays, Cancelations Stormy weather and widespread ground stop issues grounded hundreds of flights at Washington DC area airports Monday, June — and travelers were not happy. At Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Monday, 263 flights were delayed and just over 100 were canceled, according to FlightAware. At Dulles Airport, more than 300 flights were delayed and 67 canceled on Monday, FlightAware says. At Baltimore Washington International Airport, 256 flights were delayed and 77 canceled.  Frustrated flyers aired their grievances on Twitter. Wow! @united What a shitshow at Dulles Airport. Flight de…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Cell Phone Or Stun Gun? TSA Officers Bust Trickster Trying To Bring Weapon On BWI Airport Plane Cell Phone Or Stun Gun? TSA Officers Bust Trickster Trying To Bring Weapon On BWI Airport Plane
Cell Phone Or Stun Gun? TSA Officers Bust Trickster Trying To Bring Weapon On BWI Airport Plane A traveler at the Baltimore-Washington International Airport tried to full a fast one on TSA officers, but was busted attempting to bring a weapon onto a plane. This week, eagle-eyed officers at a checkpoint at BWI Airport were able to identify a stun gun that was posing as what appeared to be a smart phone. Look carefully at this cell phone and you'll see it's not actually a phone. It's a stun gun. See the stunning prongs on the end? This was a good catch on the part of our @TSA officers at a @BWI_Airport checkpoint yesterday. No stun guns/tasers are allowed on planes. pic.twitter.com…

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by Zak Failla
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Marriott Confirms Data Breach At Baltimore Hotel Marriott Confirms Data Breach At Baltimore Hotel
Marriott Confirms Data Breach At Baltimore Hotel Hackers stole approximately 20 gigabytes of data from a computer at one of Marriott International's Baltimore hotels. The data breach — a ransom attempt against Marriott — happened at Baltimore-Washington International Airport and involved primarily non-sensitive internal business files regarding property operation, according to a statement from a company spokesperson. Between 300 and 400 individuals will be notified. "The threat actor did not gain access to Marriott’s core network," the statement reads, in part. "The incident was contained to a short period of time. Marriott identifi…

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by Cecilia Levine