Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Halloween Scene: Traveler Tries Bringing Jumbo Kitchen Knife Aboard LaGuardia Flight Halloween Scene: Traveler Tries Bringing Jumbo Kitchen Knife Aboard LaGuardia Flight
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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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Airport Terminal Briefly Evacuated, No Threat Found Newark Airport Terminal Briefly Evacuated, No Threat Found
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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by Paul Milo
Fort Lee, NJ
News
Fort Lee Woman Tried To Board Flight With Dagger Hidden In Walking Stick Fort Lee Woman Tried To Board Flight With Dagger Hidden In Walking Stick
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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by Paul Milo
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Kentucky Man Tried To Bring Guns Onto Plane At Newark, TSA Says Kentucky Man Tried To Bring Guns Onto Plane At Newark, TSA Says
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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by Paul Milo
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Upstate NY Woman Who Drove Onto Teterboro Airport Runways Charged Upstate NY Woman Who Drove Onto Teterboro Airport Runways Charged
Upstate NY Woman Who Drove Onto Teterboro Airport Runways Charged A 31-year-old upstate New York woman who drove her car across two runways at Teterboro Airport on Tuesday was hospitalized for a psychological evaluation, authorities said Thursday. Ciara Schultz, of Ballston Spa, NY was sent to New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus after being processed by Port Authority police on trespassing, obstruction and improper behavior charges, they said. Schultz -- formerly of North Carolina -- got into the airport off Industrial Avenue just after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, drove across the runways, then bailed out of her car, authorities said. The security breach brought…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Norwalk, CT
Lifestyle
Waiting Game: This Area Airport Has Slowest Security Lines In North America Waiting Game: This Area Airport Has Slowest Security Lines In North America
Waiting Game: This Area Airport Has Slowest Security Lines In North America This probably will not shock anyone who has waited in line at this international airport, been frisked or nearly missing a flight due to security delays.  It's now ranked as the worst in North America as far as long security lines.  According to preliminary data compiled by J.D. Power, as reported here, the California-based market-research company, JFK International Airport -- which is New York City’s busiest airport -- is by far the worst when it comes to Transportation Security Administration (TSA)  lines. The average wait time at JFK Airport is 19.02 minutes compared to the overall aver…

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by Jon Craig