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'Hazardous' Laser Strikes At PA Airport: Police 'Hazardous' Laser Strikes At PA Airport: Police
'Hazardous' Laser Strikes At PA Airport: Police Two laser strikes have been reported by air traffic controllers at a Pennsylvania airport on Tuesday, Oct. 29, police announced.  The "laser strikes" were reported by airport traffic controllers at Harrisburg International Airport "coming from an area approximately one mile north of the tower," Highspire police said.  The shining laser pointers were aimed at planes flying overhead, posing "a serious risk to the safety of the aircraft and people on the ground," police wrote in the release.  "This action is not only hazardous but also illegal," they added. "Aimi…
Second Tractor-Trailer Crash On PA Turnpike Interchange To Rt 283: PennDOT Second Tractor-Trailer Crash On PA Turnpike Interchange To Rt 283: PennDOT
Second Tractor-Trailer Crash On PA Turnpike Interchange To Rt 283: PennDOT Yet another tractor-trailer rolled over on the interchange of Route 283 with the PA Turnpike on Thursday, Aug. 22, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The second tractor-trailer overturned on the ramp from Rt 283 West to the PA Turnpike/Interstate 76 South near the exit to the Harrisburg International Airport in Lower Swatara Township. This crash happened at 1:12 p.m.  The first crash happened almost 12 hours before it but was still being cleaned up as that rollover caused dog food the tractor-trailer was hauling to spill out on the ramp. As of 2:20 p.m., the …
Florida Man Brings Loaded Gun To Harrisburg International Airport: TSA Florida Man Brings Loaded Gun To Harrisburg International Airport: TSA
Florida Man Brings Loaded Gun To Harrisburg International Airport: TSA A Florida man has yet again been caught with a loaded gun at a Pennsylvania airport and another man brought a loaded gun to Pennsylvania airport on Christmas Day — both claimed they found that they had their loaded guns on them.  Last December, another Florida man accidentally helped the Transportation Security Administration officers at Harrisburg International Airport set the record for most guns found in a year, with 10 guns. This year a Florida man is inching the TSA closer to that record, as the loaded gun found by officers at the x-ray machine is the 8th found at HIA in 2023…
Loaded Guns Found At Two Pennsylvania Airports: TSA Loaded Guns Found At Two Pennsylvania Airports: TSA
Loaded Guns Found At Two Pennsylvania Airports: TSA Loaded handguns were found in carry-on bags at two Pennsylvania airports early in the morning on Wednesday, Dec. 7, authorities say. Both guns were found by Transportation Security Administration officers using x-ray machines, according to multiple releases by the TSA.  At Harrisburg International Airport a Michigan resident was stopped with a .38 caliber revolver was loaded with five bullets. This is the ninth gun TSA officers have found at HIA, a record-high number caught at the airport in a single year in the 21-year history of TSA. The second gun was a loaded 9mm handgun fou…
Loaded Gun, Among Weapons Found In Passengers' Carry-Ons At Two Pennsylvania Airports: TSA Loaded Gun, Among Weapons Found In Passengers' Carry-Ons At Two Pennsylvania Airports: TSA
Loaded Gun, Among Weapons Found In Passengers' Carry-Ons At Two Pennsylvania Airports: TSA Officers at two Pennsylvania airports seized guns— one of which was loaded, on Friday, Oct. 21, according to Transportation Security Administration.  A .40 caliber handgun along with a box of ammunition was found in a Duquesne man's carry-on at the security checkpoint on Pittsburgh International Airport.  Allegheny County police were notified and they   confiscated the gun and arrested the man. The U.S. States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania also requested that county sheriffs to rescind a resident’s firearm concealed carry license due to negl…
Two Women Caught With Loaded Handguns At Pennsylvania Airports: TSA Two Women Caught With Loaded Handguns At Pennsylvania Airports: TSA
Two Women Caught With Loaded Handguns At Pennsylvania Airports: TSA Two women at two separate airports in Pennsylvania were caught with loaded guns on Thursday, July 21, according to releases by the TSA.  A Swissvale woman was stopped at the Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint with a 9 mm gun loaded with two bullets, with an additional 35 bullets packed in her carry-on, officers say.  After detecting the gun, TSA officers notified the Allegheny County Police who confiscated the weapon from the woman.  That same day at Harrisburg International Airport a Mechanicsburg woman  was found with a .380 caliber handgun load…
Central Pennsylvania Man Caught With Loaded Gun At Airport: TSA Central Pennsylvania Man Caught With Loaded Gun At Airport: TSA
Central Pennsylvania Man Caught With Loaded Gun At Airport: TSA A central Pennsylvania man apparently thought he was about to star in a summer blockbuster this "Independence Day" as he attempted to get on a flight with a loaded handgun, authorities say. The unidentified East Berlin resident was stopped at the X-ray machine when a Transportation Security Administration officer detected ammunition in his carry-on bag at Harrisburg International Airport on Monday, July 4. He was pulled aside, searched, and "found with a .25 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets along with two boxes of ammunition among his carry-on items," TSA states in a release. The p…
Bomb Threat At Harrisburg International Airport Forced Emergency Evacuation Bomb Threat At Harrisburg International Airport Forced Emergency Evacuation
Bomb Threat At Harrisburg International Airport Forced Emergency Evacuation A bomb threat at Harrisburg International Airport caused it to suddenly shutdown on Thursday, June 23, authorities say. The threat had been called into HIA, but no exact time was released by airport officials. "Law enforcement evacuated the terminal as a precaution," officials stated in a release. For several hours arriving planes were being held on ramps and flights were grounded on the tarmac.  Law enforcement searched the building and nothing unusual was found, authorities say. Normal operations resumed around 1 a.m. when law enforcement officials gave the all clear. Additional …
Lebanon County Man Caught With Revolver At Airport In Pennsylvania: TSA Lebanon County Man Caught With Revolver At Airport In Pennsylvania: TSA
Lebanon County Man Caught With Revolver At Airport In Pennsylvania: TSA A man from Lebanon County was caught trying to bring a revolver onto an airplane in his carryon bag while at Harrisburg International Airport on Sunday, Apr. 17, according to a release by the Transportation Security Administration. A TSA officer spotted the revolver in the checkpoint X-ray machine, police were alerted, and the weapon was confiscated, according to the release. TSA issued the man "a federal financial civil penalty," as stated in the release. “It is always disappointing when we see travelers bring their guns to our security checkpoints,” said Karen Keys-Turner, TSA’s Federal…
Loaded Revolver Found At PA Airport: TSA Loaded Revolver Found At PA Airport: TSA
Loaded Revolver Found At PA Airport: TSA A man was stopped at Pennsylvania airport with a loaded revolver on Saturday, according to a release by the US Transportation Security Administration. The unidentified Hummelstown man was stopped at an x-ray machine while going through a checkpoint X-ray machine at Harrisburg International Airport on Jan. 22, TSA officials report. The gun was a .22 caliber revolver loaded with six bullets, which was confiscated and the man was cited on weapons violations, according to the release. TSA forwarded the incident to be followed up with the issuance of a federal financial civil penalty. “It is al…
PA Airport Makes TSA's Top 10 List Of Most Unusual Finds At Airport Security Checkpoints PA Airport Makes TSA's Top 10 List Of Most Unusual Finds At Airport Security Checkpoints
PA Airport Makes TSA's Top 10 List Of Most Unusual Finds At Airport 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. Pennsylvania is never one to be left off such a unique list of items. You can see where one of the Keystone State's airports rank in the top ten list below: Chainsaw – New Orleans International Airport Wine holder – Sacramento International Airport Fireworks – Syracuse Hancock International Airport Machete – Reagan Washington Nat…
TSA: Man With Loaded Handgun Stopped At Harrisburg International Airport TSA: Man With Loaded Handgun Stopped At Harrisburg International Airport
TSA: Man With Loaded Handgun Stopped At Harrisburg International Airport A man with a loaded gun was stopped by the TSA at Harrisburg International Airport, officials said. A Carlisle man was apprehended at a security checkpoint when he placed a loaded handgun on the x-ray machine on July 23, TSA said. Airport police apprehended the man and confiscated the gun. He was brought in for questioning and charged before he was released. The charge details and the man's identity have not been released. This is the second time a firearm has been confiscated at HIA this year. The TSA reminds people traveling with firearms that your weapon must be unloaded, locked and …