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Passengers Without REAL ID May Soon Have To Pay Fee From TSA Passengers Without REAL ID May Soon Have To Pay Fee From TSA
Passengers Without Real ID May Soon Have To Pay Fee From TSA Travelers who show up at airport checkpoints without a REAL ID or passport may soon have to pay for it, according to a new federal proposal that could change how millions of passengers move through security. The Transportation Security Administration on Thursday, Nov. 20, detailed a proposed rule that would charge travelers a $18 fee if they rely on TSA’s biometric identity verification system instead of presenting a REAL ID or passport. The biometric system confirms a person’s identity through facial verification and serves as an alternative to standard ID checks. The fee would be non-ref…

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by Joe Lombardi
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PA Man Caught With Gun At Newark Airport Makes 22 So Far This Year, TSA Says PA Man Caught With Gun At Newark Airport Makes 22 So Far This Year, TSA Says
PA Man Caught With Gun At Newark Airport Makes 22 So Far This Year, TSA Says Thanksgiving brought Newark Airport a near-dubious distinction when authorities seized the 22nd gun of the year at a security checkpoint, authorities said. Transportation Security Administration officers stopped a Delaware County, PA man with a 9mm handgun loaded with 13 bullets -- including one in the chamber -- in his carry-on bag in Terminal C, the agency's Lisa Farbstein said. The Newtown Square, PA resident was the third traveler nabbed with a gun at Newark just this month, Farbstein said. The 22 overall for the year ties the record for the most in a month there with five weeks left i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Morris Plains Man Had Loaded Gun In His Carry-On At Newark Airport: TSA Morris Plains Man Had Loaded Gun In His Carry-On At Newark Airport: TSA
Morris Plains Man Had Loaded Gun In His Carry-On At Newark Airport: TSA A Morris Plains man headed to Florida was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport Monday when a loaded gun was found in his carry-on luggage, the Transportation Security Administration said in a statement.  The 22-caliber handgun was detected by X-ray at a security checkpoint in Terminal C. It was loaded with four bullets, the TSA said.  The man, whose identity was not immediately available, was arrested by Port Authority police.  It was the 11th gun found at a Newark Airport security checkpoint so far this year. Passengers can travel with firearms in checked b…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
TSA: Passenger Tries Bringing Large Sword Onto Plane At Newark, Other Weapons Seized Nationwide TSA: Passenger Tries Bringing Large Sword Onto Plane At Newark, Other Weapons Seized Nationwide
TSA: Passenger Tries Bringing Large Sword Onto Plane At Newark, Other Weapons Seized Nationwide A man who tried carrying a large sword onto a plane at Newark Airport was nabbed by TSA agents. He apparently thought he could carry it past a security checkpoint because of its value, TSA Transportation Security Administration Public Affairs spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said Monday. “Doesn't matter to TSA how much the weapon is worth,” Farbstein said. “No weapons should be brought in the cabin of a plane.” It was one of several weapons that TSA agents found people illegally carrying through checkpoints at airports throughout the country the past few days. A passenger at Seattle-Tacoma Int…

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by Jerry DeMarco