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Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Mom Sewed 2 Knives Into Son's Stuffed Animal At Philadelphia International Airport: TSA
TSA officers at Philadelphia International Airport on Monday nabbed a New York woman who they say tried to bring two knives sewn into a stuffed animal onto a plane, authorities said. The Cortland, NY traveler told them the toy belongs to her son, TSA Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said Tuesday. "The stuffed animal, which appeared to be a black bear in a space-age technology suit and cape, triggered an alarm as it entered the checkpoint X-ray machine," Farbstein said. "The X-ray image indicated something concealed inside the bear and upon closer inspection, TSA officers noticed that the …
Newark, NJ
News
Hero
: Rookie TSA Officer Revives Choking Baby At Newark Airport
A 2-month-old boy had stopped breathing and was red-faced when a young mother at the Newark Airport security checkpoint screamed for help. TSA Officer Cecilia Morales had barely been on the job two months when she heard the commotion at Terminal C and began shouting instructions. "They just kept passing the baby around probably because they were panicking," Morales's fiancé told Daily Voice. Morales, a Newark resident who's been an EMT in North Jersey more than a decade, then vaulted a checkpoint conveyer belt, took the child and placed him face down on her arm, TSA spokesperson Lisa Farb…
Newark, NJ
News
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…
Newark, NJ
News
TSA: Pennsy Traveler Caught At Newark Airport With Taped, Bandaged Gun, Bullets In Soap Bar
TSA officers at Newark Airport nabbed a Pennsylvania man who they said tried to bring a gun "artfully" taped and wrapped in an Ace bandage -- along with bullets stashed in a hollowed-out bar of soap -- onto a plane. The Chester, PA traveler told them the gun was "given to him by a deceased relative and he was planning to take it to Lagos, Nigeria," TSA Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said Tuesday. "The items were detected among the traveler’s other belongings inside his checked bag," Farbstein said. "When the TSA officer spotted the items, Port Authority police were contacted and the man was ca…
White Plains, NY
Police & Fire
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 …
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
TSA Busts Bethlehem Man With Loaded Gun At Lehigh Valley International Airport
A Bethlehem man was found with a loaded handgun Wednesday at the Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, authorities said. TSA officers spotted the gun on the X-ray monitor at a security checkpoint, officials said. Police confiscated the 9mm handgun loaded with six bullets from the man’s carry-on bag, authorities said. The gun reportedly had one bullet in the chamber. It is the sixth gun seized by TSA officers at Lehigh Valley International Airport in 2021.
Brookfield, CT
Business
CT Working To Be Among First States To Make Electronic Driver's Licenses
Connecticut officials are working with Apple to become one of the first states to make driver’s licenses and state IDs available electronically on the company’s devices. Gov. Ned Lamont took to social media to make the announcement that the state is in the preliminary planning phases to make licenses available on iPhones and Apple Watches. The electronic licenses would be accessible at airports, though further details were not available as the project is in the beginning phases. Connecticut is working to make electronic driver's licenses a realityTwitter/@GovNedLamont “Some tech news: …
Lower Paxton, PA
News
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 …
Lower Paxton, PA
News
Real ID Registration Deadline For Pennsylvania Residents Postponed To 2023
The Department of Homeland Security extended the REAL ID full enforcement date by 19 months, on Tuesday. The extension shifts the date from Oct. 1, 2021 to May 3, 2023. The move is due to the continued pandemic. “Protecting the health, safety, and security of our communities is our top priority,” said Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas. “As our country continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, extending the REAL ID full enforcement deadline will give states needed time to reopen their driver’s licensing operations and ensure their residents can obtain a RE…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Watch
: Muslim Activist Who Ran For Congress Livestreams Arrest On Newark Flight
A Muslim activist who ran for Congress in New Jersey was arrested for refusing to get off the plane following an argument with another passenger that delayed the American Airlines flight at Newark Liberty International Airport Saturday. Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, 28, was charged with delaying transportation and trespass, after she livestreamed the more than 15-minute ordeal that landed her in handcuffs, the New York Daily News reports. The incident allegedly began at the security checkpoint, just before the 10 a.m. flight to Charlotte, North Carolina. "Hey guys I'm going live right now from my f…
Newark, NJ
News
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…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark TSA Agent Gets Misplaced Wedding Dress To The Ceremony On Time
It seemed like your ordinary roller bag left behind at the Newark Airport TSA checkpoint by someone perhaps in a rush -- only inside was the dress a young bride-to-be was to wear at her wedding in Ohio the very next day. Narolin Cepeda, a former Paterson resident, was already winging on her way there when the MOB inadvertently left hers and her daughter's dresses behind. Moving quickly, Cepeda's younger brother, Christopher, pulled up a form online, sent it to the TSA’s Lost and Found Office at Newark Liberty International Airport and hoped for the best. Loletta Nathan-Gordon, a TSA admini…
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