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TSA finds man gun carrying gun on prosthetic leg
Police have arrested a man who went through Salt Lake City airport security with a loaded gun strapped to his prosthetic leg. The Transportation Security Administration says airport police arrested the man Thursday night after security detected the .22 pistol. TSA spokeswoman Lorie Dankers says the gun was strapped to ...
Behind response to airport bomb threat that wasn't
Thickly wrapped in newspaper and duct tape, several packages stowed in a man's luggage as he passed through Detroit Metropolitan Airport security last month had local and federal law enforcement officers believing they'd detected an explosive. As the terminal was partially evacuated and a bomb squad called, officers' suspicions grew ...
Ore. airport stripper contests $1,000 fine
An Oregon man who stripped naked at Portland International Airport to protest a security check — and became an Internet celebrity because of the disrobing — went to court Tuesday to contest the federal government's proposal to fine him $1,000. The Transportation Security Administration is fining 50-year-old John Brennan for ...
Ga woman says TSA dog bit her at Atlanta airport
The Transportation Security Administration says it is reviewing claims that a bomb-sniffing dog bit a woman at the Atlanta airport. Susan Dubitsky of Rome says she and her husband were waiting for her sister at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport when the dog bit her on May 2. Dubitsky says an ...
Portland airport stripper fights $1K federal fine
John Brennan, who stripped naked last year to protest a security check at Portland's airport, said he expects to lose the first round of his legal fight against a $1,000 fine. Still, he plans to press his free-speech argument in an appeal and push for effective security checks that aren't ...
Columbia airport worker arrested in theft probe
The Department of Homeland Security says it has fired a TSA airport screener who was arrested on suspicion of theft at Columbia Regional Airport. A city of Columbia spokesman told the Columbia Missourian (http://bit.ly/ZSslFU ) on Friday that airport passengers had complained about missing items from their luggage on Thursday. ...
So how about those wait times?
You may remember the warnings about long waits at the airport during talks about sequestration. Weeks into the federal cuts, how are things going? Data from the Transportation Security Administration reported 20-30 minute waits at two checkpoints at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport Wednesday. Only twice in the past two weeks have passengers ...
Airport wait times could get lengthy
You may remember the warnings about long waits at the airport during talks about sequestration. Weeks into the federal cuts, how are things going? Data from the Transportation Security Administration reported 20-30 minute waits at two checkpoints at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport Wednesday. Only twice in the past two weeks have passengers ...
Response to story from TSA
A couple of points I want to make in response to the story you’re airing based on Scott MacFarlane’s piece on channel 2 last night: TSA at Atlanta operates an automated checked baggage screening system. The majority of bags that go through the explosive detection system machines do not alarm ...
Hundreds of complaints filed with TSA over lost items at Atlanta airport
Newly obtained federal documents show $300,000 of air travelers' belongings disappeared on the way through Hartsfield-Jackson airport. In 2011-2012, at least 416 Atlanta passengers complained to the TSA about lost or damaged items in their luggage. At least two travelers claimed losing $10,000 or more in jewelry. One reported losing ...
Atlanta airport leads nation in guns confiscated
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport once again leads the nation in the number of guns confiscated at security checkpoints. The number reached 100 in 2012, and that concerns some travelers. "You catch most of them, but there could be the one or two that get through. It's a danger. It represents a ...
TSA: 3 people in 2 hours brought guns to security checkpoint
TSA agents say within two hours they discovered three people trying to take guns through the security checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. Officers arrested three people, including an executive administrator with Atlanta-based Chick-Fil-A. It's why the agency is once again urging passengers to check their bags before coming to the airport. ...
Atlanta TSA agents head to Sandy damage zone
First thing Friday morning, 25 TSA agents from Atlanta will be in New York to help get the transportation systems back online. "Because our procedures are consistent nationwide," Transportation Security Administration spokesman Jon Allen tells Channel 2 Action News, "[screeners] have the ability to work at any checkpoint." The added ...
Former TSA officer pleads guilty to smuggling cocaine thru Hartsfield
A former TSA agent pleads guilty in federal court in Atlanta for attempting to smuggle drugs through Harstfield-Jackson International Airport. Officer Timothy Gregory, 26, admits to taking what he thought was five kilos of cocaine and $5,000.00 from one an undercover FBI agent and then smuggling it through airport ...
8 ways to save big on summer travel
Budget Travel is second to none when it comes to practical tips to take the hassle-and the expense-out of a summer vacation. Here, our favorite insider secrets and online tools to get you where you want to be. PLUS: Our top must-have summer gear. Save on: Lodgings How: Look beyond ...
8 common vacations: Surprising things you'll need
Sunscreen? Check. Extra socks? Double-check. There are some things you'll never forget to pack, whether you're headed to the Swiss slopes or the wilds of Africa. But your go-to packing checklist will only get you so far. Each unique vacation type—from a rugged eco-tour to a weekend getaway to a ...
TSA not doing background checks before hiring
Airport employees all over the country aren't undergoing criminal background checks before being hired. "You can't put ... people you haven't checked in a secured environment," says security expert Brent Brown. "By that very definition, you've breached security." An internal airport memo obtained by Channel 2 Action News shows the ...
TSA not doing background checks before hiring
Airport employees all over the country aren't undergoing criminal background checks before being hired. "You can't put ... people you haven't checked in a secured environment," says security expert Brent Brown. "By that very definition, you've breached security." An internal airport memo obtained by Channel 2 Action News shows the ...
Rapper arrested for loaded gun at airport
The latest person caught with a gun at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport is a local rap artist. Twenty-one-year old Harold Duncan, whose rap name is Strap, was stopped at security Wednesday morning, when a screener spotted a loaded glock .45 in his carry-on. He also allegedly had ammunition in the bag. Duncan ...
Hartsfield-Jackson Airport ranks 3rd for spare change
Double-check your pockets next time you finish walking through airport security. Airline passengers left more than $400 thousand behind at security checkpoints in 2011, according to the Transportation Security Administration. Thousands of dollars in spare change was left behind at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport last year. It ranked third ...
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