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‘I Forgot’: Vegas Resident Flying Home Nabbed With Loaded Gun At Newark Airport, TSA Says
A Las Vegas resident caught with a loaded gun at a Newark Airport security checkpoint told officers he’d driven to Connecticut with it in his backpack, then forgot it was there, the TSA said. Port Authority police seized the handgun and arrested the man on weapons charges after a Transportation Security Administration officer spotted the weapon in an X-ray monitor in Terminal A, TSA Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said on Tuesday, March 22. “The man told officials that he had driven from his home in Las Vegas to Connecticut and brought his handgun with him in his backpack for the drive,” Farbs…
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New Orleans Woman Stopped With Loaded Gun At Newark Airport
TSA officers nabbed a New Orleans woman trying to carry a loaded gun onto a flight at Newark Airport, authorities said. The .40-caliber Smith & Wesson weapon wasn't loaded as it passed through the checkpoint X-Ray machine’s monitor, although an ammo magazine that the woman had was, the Transportation Security Administration's Lisa Farbstein said on Wednesday, March 9 She told them she was running late for her flight and didn't have enough time to pack the firearm in a checked bag, Farbstein said. Officers immediately alerted the Port Authority police, who arrested the woman on weapon…
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2 NJ Airports Make TSA's Top 10 List Of Most Unusual Finds At Security Checkpoints
Chainsaw, cleaver, meth burrito -- these are not new weapons in an update of the classic board game Clue, but part of a top ten list of "catches" at airport security checkpoints around the country in 2021, according to the US Transportation Security Administration. New Jersey is never one to be left off such a unique list of items. You can see where the Garden State's airports rank in the top ten list. Chainsaw – New Orleans International Airport Wine holder – Sacramento International Airport Fireworks – Syracuse Hancock International Airport Machete – Reagan Washington National Bea…
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Will TSA Unwrap Your Christmas Gifts? Here’s What Flyers Should Know
Before you try bringing gift-wrapped presents or your favorite food to the airport on your way to a holiday visit, you might want to check these TSA dos and don’ts. ATTENTION WRAP ARTISTS: You can save yourself a ton of grief by packing gifts in gift bags or gift boxes instead of wrapping them, the Transportation Security Administration says. “If a gift triggers an alarm, it will need to be opened to resolve the alarm,” TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said. “If the is in a bag or a box, it is simple to look at the item to resolve the alarm.” NOT ALL SNOW GLOBES ARE EQUAL: Bringing a snow…
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TSA: Ex-Con Bolts Newark Airport Security Checkpoint After Agent Finds Gun In His Bag
An ex-con from Georgia who tried to board a flight at Newark Airport with a stolen gun made a beeline for his gate when TSA officers found the loaded weapon in his carry-on, authorities said. An alarm sounded when a TSA officer staffing the checkpoint X-ray monitor spotted the weapon -- along with boxes of ammo -- on Monday, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said. Port Authority police collected the bag and examined its contents. Meanwhile, a TSA supervisor and lead officer followed the traveler, who grabbed his other belongings and tipped away toward his gate, the agency s…
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Panic At Newark Airport (
Update
): Things Get Hairy After Traveler Breaches Checkpoint
UPDATE: Panic ensued Monday morning after a woman "breached a security checkpoint" at Newark Airport, a Port Authority police spokesperson said. "Around 10:20 am a woman breached a security checkpoint in Terminal C and PAPD responded," Public Information Officer Abigail Goldring said. "PAPD took the individual into custody, moved passengers onto the street, and conducted a sweep of the affected areas as a precaution. "While there was no bomb threat nor shooting that occurred, the disturbance caused significant public alarm to ticketed passengers who consequently ran from the disturbance a…
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It's The Old Gun In The Belt Buckle Trick: Ridgefield Park Man Nabbed At Newark Airport
TSA agents at Newark Airport said they nabbed a Ridgefield Park man trying to sneak a gun belt buckle through security. The weapon, seized at a Terminal C X-ray security check, was “packed inside of two soft-sided zippered cases within a backpack and initially appeared to be a large belt buckle with a replica gun on it,” the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said. It could quickly be popped out of its “decorative metal oval frame” and used, the agency said in a release. The owner told Port Authority police who arrested him that he “forgot he had his gun with him,” it said. “Cla…
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Covid-
19: Fewer Flying, But More Caught Carrying Guns At Airports
An Essex County traveler caught trying to bring a loaded gun through a Newark Airport checkpoint late last week wasn't a rarity: Even though far fewer people are flying because of the coronavirus, the TSA says, more passengers are packin'. Airline traveler volume since the pandemic hit has been 60% to 80% lower than last year. Yet, with 11 weeks left in 2020, the TSA reports as many guns seized this year as in all of 2019, "when passenger volume was significantly more robust," said Thomas Carter, the TSA’s security director for New Jersey. Some examples: A Pennsylvania man was caught wit…
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Halloween Scene: Traveler Tries Bringing Jumbo Kitchen Knife Aboard LaGuardia Flight
Other than to carve a Halloween pumpkin, a TSA spokeswoman asked why anyone would try to bring a jumbo kitchen knife aboard a flight after agents intercepted one at a LaGuardia Airport checkpoint. Agents nabbed a traveler with the "crazy-big" knife -- with an eight-inch blade -- at the Queens airport on Thursday, TSA Transportation Security Administration Public Affairs spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said. This comes after they found a "razor-sharp" throwing star among a traveler's carry-on items as he passed through the checkpoint. "Sorry, but martial arts weapons, by definition, are weapon…
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Newark Airport Terminal Briefly Evacuated, No Threat Found
Passengers were forced to flee to the tarmac at Newark Liberty International Airport Monday night when an employee sounded an alarm following an encounter with two men, according to Port Authority police and published reports. An Alaska Airlines employee sounded the alarm after approaching two men in Terminal A near Gate 30 who fled the area. Hundreds of passengers left the terminal, a chaotic scene caught on social media. The scene as we ran out of Newark. Total Chaos. #newark pic.twitter.com/hCgHtvLHkF — Amy Macrae (@amy_macrae_) September 3, 2019 Chaos ensues at Newark Airport …
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Fort Lee Woman Tried To Board Flight With Dagger Hidden In Walking Stick
A woman form Fort Lee tried to board a flight at Newark Liberty International Airport Tuesday with a cane that concealed a dagger, the Transportation Security Administration said. An officer noticed something unusual as the walking stick passed through the X-ray machine. Closer inspection of the cane revealed the dagger hidden inside. Odd as the incident sounds, the TSA said it has intercepted other bladed weapons concealed in canes and walking sticks. Nonvenomous snake found at Newark airport terminal The owners, including the Fort Lee woman, have often been unaware of the presence …
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Kentucky Man Tried To Bring Guns Onto Plane At Newark, TSA Says
A Kentucky man was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport Wednesday when he tried to board a plane with two loaded handguns, the Transportation Security Administration said. The man, a resident from Versaille who was not identified by name, had a .38 caliber revolver and a .40 caliber semi-automatic handgun in a carry-on, authorities said. The weapons were loaded with six and 12 bullets, respectively. He was arrested by Port Authority police as he was passing through a security checkpoint in Terminal C. He faces several weapons charges. With this latest seizure,…
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