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France-Bound Passenger Found With Loaded Magazine, Handgun At Newark Airport: TSA France-Bound Passenger Found With Loaded Magazine, Handgun At Newark Airport: TSA
France-Bound Passenger Found With Loaded Magazine, Handgun At Newark Airport: TSA A Westchester County, NY man traveling to France was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 6 after he had a gun and ammunition in his carry-on bag, authorities said. The man had a ticket to Nice, France and was arrested by Port Authority Police at Terminal B after his handgun was flagged in the checkpoint X-ray machine, the Transportation Security Administration said.  He also had a magazine loaded with five bullets, the TSA said. The federal penalty for bringing a weapon to a TSA checkpoint can cost as much as $15,000.

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Man From Region Caught With Gun, Bullets At JFK, TSA Says Man From Region Caught With Gun, Bullets At JFK, TSA Says
Man From Region Caught With Gun, Bullets At JFK, TSA Says A man from the region was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a handgun and bullets in his carry-on bag at a JFK airport security checkpoint. The Sullivan County resident, from the town of Liberty, was charged on Wednesday, April 19 after the unloaded firearm was found alongside five bullets in a gun magazine said TSA officials. The man's name is pending release by the New York New Jersey Port Authority.  The handgun was detected when the man entered the security checkpoint with his carry-on items. The checkpoint X-ray unit triggered…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Arrested At LaGuardia Airport For Trying To Bring Loaded Revolver Through Security Woman Arrested At LaGuardia Airport For Trying To Bring Loaded Revolver Through Security
Woman Arrested At LaGuardia Airport For Trying To Bring Loaded Revolver Through Security A woman was arrested after officials said she tried to board a flight at LaGuardia Airport with a loaded revolver. The Louisiana woman was brought into custody on Monday, Nov. 28, after she was prevented by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers from bringing the .38 caliber revolver handgun through the security checkpoint. A TSA officer saw the handgun on the X-ray machine's monitor when the woman's belongings entered the X-ray unit, according to the report.  The officer alerted Port Authority Police, which responded, confiscated the gun, and detained the woman fo…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
TSA Officers Stop Fairfield County Man From Carrying Handgun Onto Flight At LGA TSA Officers Stop Fairfield County Man From Carrying Handgun Onto Flight At LGA
TSA Officers Stop Fairfield County Man From Carrying Handgun Onto Flight At LGA Transportation Security Administration officers stopped a Fairfield County man from carrying a handgun onto his flight at LaGuardia Airport. The Darien man was detained on the morning of Monday, Jan. 10, after a TSA officer saw the .38 caliber handgun on the checkpoint X-ray machine's monitor, the TSA announced. TSA said the gun wasn't loaded. Port Authority Police responded to the checkpoint and brought the man in for questioning before they arrested him on weapons charges.  The man reportedly told authorities he didn't realize he had the gun with him. The man is also facing a fede…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Westchester County Man Busted At JFK Airport With Handgun Westchester County Man Busted At JFK Airport With Handgun
Westchester County Man Busted At JFK Airport With Handgun Thanksgiving travel got off to a rocky start for a Westchester man who was busted by TSA officers at the JFK Airport with a loaded handgun. On Monday, Nov. 22, officers spotted a man with a .22-caliber handgun at one of the security checkpoints at the airport, loaded with four bullets inside. TSA officials alerted the Port Authority Police, who responded to the checkpoint, confiscated the gun, and arrested a man from Tuckahoe on multiple weapons charges.  Officials did not release the man’s identity, but noted that he also faces thousands of dollars in federal fines for bringing the …

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by Zak Failla
News
Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Bringing Loaded Gun To Airport Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Bringing Loaded Gun To Airport
Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Bringing Loaded Gun To Airport A Hudson Valley man was arrested after attempting to bring a loaded handgun in his carry-on bag at Newark Airport, Transportation Security Administration officials announced. The Rockland County resident was busted by TSA officers with a 9-mm handgun loaded with five bullets on Monday, Aug. 24. The gun was discovered when his bag went through the airport’s X-ray machine. According to a News12 report, the man has been identified as Joel Seabbag, 31, of Monsey. Once the gun was discovered, officials said that Port Authority police were notified, the gun was confiscated and Seabbag was arres…

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by Zak Failla
News
24-Year-Old Sentenced For Stabbing Death Of Another Rockland Man 24-Year-Old Sentenced For Stabbing Death Of Another Rockland Man
24-Year-Old Sentenced For Stabbing Death Of Another Rockland Man A 24-year-old Rockland man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for the brutal stabbing death of another man during an argument. Jose Alejandro Icu-Madrid, of Spring Valley, was sentenced on Tuesday, Feb. 4, for the death of Jairo Danilo Sandoval del Cid, on Feb. 20, 2019, said Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh, II.  Ramapo Police Chief Brad Weidel said at the time of the murder, that police received a 911 call regarding a dispute at a home on Northbrook Road and that "someone was bleeding," the chief said. When officers arrived on the scene, they found S…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Upstate NY Man Goes Berserk, Beats Flight Attendant, Breaks Officer's Ribs, Authorities Charge Upstate NY Man Goes Berserk, Beats Flight Attendant, Breaks Officer's Ribs, Authorities Charge
Upstate NY Man Goes Berserk, Beats Flight Attendant, Breaks Officer's Ribs, Authorities Charge An upstate New York man went berserk on a flight to Newark,  barreling into the cockpit door and pummeling a female attendant before injuring one of six Port Authority police officers in a brawl on the tarmac, authorities said. United Airlines Flight 4965 from Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. had almost reached Newark Liberty International Airport shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9 when passengers said Matthew Dingley went off. Dingley, 28, of Wynantsville, in Rensselaer County, sprinted to the cockpit door and began banging on it, then attacked the much smalle…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Thanks To Big-Hearted Long Island Cop, Mets Legend Receives New Kidney And A Chance At Life Thanks To Big-Hearted Long Island Cop, Mets Legend Receives New Kidney And A Chance At Life
Thanks To Big-Hearted Long Island Cop, Mets Legend Receives New Kidney And A Chance At Life Thanks to the big-hearted actions of a Long Island Port Authority Police Officer, Mets legend Ed Kranepool has a new kidney, The road to the new kidney for the 1969 Miracle Mets star is a long one that started when Officer Brian Cooney, 45, a diehard Yankees fans, heard about how desperately kidneys were needed across the country, said the New York Daily News. That when the cop who patrols LaGuardia Airport, a lifelong blood donor, decided to start the matching process and ended up becoming a donor for a Long Island firefighter that then sparked a donor chain that led directly to Kranepool …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Rockland Man Faces 25 Years To Life In Prison After Murder Indictment Rockland Man Faces 25 Years To Life In Prison After Murder Indictment
Rockland Man Faces 25 Years To Life In Prison After Murder Indictment A 23-year-old has been indicted on one count of murder in connection with the brutal stabbing death of another man. Acting Rockland County District Attorney Kevin Gilleece said Thursday, March 21, that Jose Alejandro Icu-Madrid of Spring Valley was indicted in connection with the killing of Jairo Danilo Sandoval del Cid.  “Because of the great work of Ramapo Police Department, this dangerous defendant was quickly apprehended and will be vigorously prosecuted," Gilleece said. Ramapo Police Chief Brad Weidel said the alleged stabbing was uncovered around 3:52 a.m. We…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Port Authority Police Sup't Abruptly Retires After Limbaugh's Escort Claim Port Authority Police Sup't Abruptly Retires After Limbaugh's Escort Claim
Port Authority Police Sup't Abruptly Retires After Limbaugh's Escort Claim Port Authority Police Superintendent Michael Fedorko retired suddenly Monday, nearly a month after Rush Limbaugh publicly claimed he gave him a VIP escort from New Jersey to Manhattan, according to multiple reports. The agency's announcement did not mention the April 12 incident, which came to light the following day when Limbaugh bragged about the lights-and-sirens escort on his radio show. Port Authority confirmed the incident is under investigation in a new NJ.com report. Fedorko's retirement is effective Monday at 5 p.m., reports say. Caren Z. Turner, the former Port Authority Police C…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Port Authority PD: Traveler Caught With Pistol, Ammo In Carry-On Bag Port Authority PD: Traveler Caught With Pistol, Ammo In Carry-On Bag
Port Authority PD: Traveler Caught With Pistol, Ammo In Carry-On Bag TSA agents at Newark Airport found a loaded handgun in the carry-on bag of a Pennsylvania man who was immediately taken into custody, Port Authority police said. Adam Scott, 52, of Barto, PA also had five hollow-point bullets in his bag along with the Smith & Wesson .38-caliber pistol as it passed through the X-ray screener Saturday afternoon, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. "There was no interruption to airport operations," Pentangelo said. Scott was charged with illegal possession of the handgun and the ammunition. The TSA has details on how to properly travel wit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
'TV Crew' With Fake Bomb At Newark Airport Identified 'TV Crew' With Fake Bomb At Newark Airport Identified
'TV Crew' With Fake Bomb At Newark Airport Identified Port Authority police Friday morning identified nine people who were arrested after they tried to pass a fake bomb through Newark Airport security claiming it was part of a TV stunt. None of the nine -- including members from Jersey City, Sparta and Staten Island -- had any media credentials, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo told Daily Voice. Working "in concert," he said, the group packed items made to look like an explosive device into a specially designed suitcase, then recorded it as it passed through a security checkpoint at Terminal One on Thursday, Pentangelo said. TSA ag…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Pearl River DWI Driver In Crash Couldn't Recall What Happened, Police Say Pearl River DWI Driver In Crash Couldn't Recall What Happened, Police Say
Pearl River DWI Driver In Crash Couldn't Recall What Happened, Police Say A DWI driver from Pearl River found sitting behind the wheel of a crashed car near the George Washington Bridge told an officer he couldn't remember what happened, Port Authority police said. Officer Ed Berdecia found Nicholas D. Moy in the driver's seat of the 2007 Toyota Scion -- the engine running, headlights on -- just after it struck a concrete barrier at 5 a.m. Sunday, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. "His eyes were bloodshot and he could not recall details of the collision," Pentangelo said. "When asked for his paperwork, he could not provide proof of insurance.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
2018's First GWB DWI: Unlicensed Chestnut Ridge Driver Wanted On Warrants 2018's First GWB DWI: Unlicensed Chestnut Ridge Driver Wanted On Warrants
2018's First GWB DWI: Unlicensed Chestnut Ridge Driver Wanted On Warrants An unlicensed Chestnut Ridge motorist wanted on three warrants became the first DWI driver busted by Port Authority police on the George Washington Bridge in 2018, authorities said. Officer Ed Berdecia stopped the New Jersey-bound black BMW sedan on the upper level around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday after the driver -- Rafael A. Hidalgo, 45 -- "abruptly changed lanes without signaling, crossed two lanes of traffic and then crossed back across two lanes," the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. "There was a strong odor of alcohol on the suspect's breath and his eyes were watery and bloo…

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by Jerry DeMarco