Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Even With Flying Down 95%, Guns, Knives, Ammo Still Turn Up At Airport Checkpoints, TSA Says Even With Flying Down 95%, Guns, Knives, Ammo Still Turn Up At Airport Checkpoints, TSA Says
Even With Flying Down 95%, Guns, Knives, Ammo Still Turn Up At Airport Checkpoints, TSA Says At a time when barely 100,000 people a day are flying out of airports across the country, TSA agents at LaGuardia found a traveler carrying two knives and two boxes of ammo in a carry-on, authorities said Monday. That wasn’t the worst example. Agents at a TSA checkpoint at Boston Logan Airport caught a woman trying to carry a handgun on her flight. So did TSA agents at Yeager Airport in Charleston, WV. “They might be wearing masks,” TSA Public Affairs Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said. “But TSA officers are still able to spot a gun in a carry-on bag.” A year ago Sunday, TSA agents across t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
News
TSA: Female Passenger Made Bomb Threat Before Newark Airport Landing TSA: Female Passenger Made Bomb Threat Before Newark Airport Landing
TSA: Female Passenger Made Bomb Threat Before Newark Airport Landing A plane landing at Newark Airport was met by police after a female passenger made a bomb threat in the air. Authorities removed the woman from United Flight 2329 from Chicago after landing at 9:40 p.m. a TSA spokesperson said. Officials swept the plane and found nothing dangerous on board. The woman was taken to a local hospital for evaluation. New York Daily News Knicks writer Stefan Bondy was on board, live-tweeting the incident. "Update: it was a bomb threat. Don’t know why the protocol is to keep us on the plane if there’s a bomb. I’m going home."Stefan Bondy Twitter Screengrab Pa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fairfield, CT
News
Here's When CT Residents Will Need To Have REAL ID To Take Domestic Flights Here's When CT Residents Will Need To Have REAL ID To Take Domestic Flights
Here's When CT Residents Will Need To Have Real ID To Take Domestic Flights Connecticut residents planning to take a domestic flight are going to have to “get real" within the next nine months if they hope to board their plane. Beginning on Thursday, Oct. 1, a standard Connecticut driver’s license won’t be enough to get on even a domestic flight, and although that is months away, the DMV is encouraging residents to get ahead of the game. The upgraded, enhanced ID will feature a star in the upper-righthand corner. The REAL ID will feature a star in the corner of the license. The REAL ID will also become the standard for entering federal facilities. The requirements …

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
News
Here's When NYers Need To Have REAL ID To Take Domestic Flights Here's When NYers Need To Have REAL ID To Take Domestic Flights
Here's When NYers Need To Have Real ID To Take Domestic Flights New Yorkers planning to take a domestic flight are going to have to “get real" within the next 10 months if they hope to board their plane. Beginning on Oct. 1, 2020, a standard New York State driver’s license won’t be enough to get on even a domestic flight, and although that is months away, the DMV is encouraging residents to get ahead of the game. There are now three different forms of driver’s license or New York State identification, a standard - which will not be enough to board a domestic flight alone come October next year - enhanced, or the REAL ID license, which is in coordination…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
News
Here's When NYers Need To Have Real ID To Take Domestic Flights Here's When NYers Need To Have Real ID To Take Domestic Flights
Here's When NYers Need To Have Real ID To Take Domestic Flights New Yorkers planning to take a domestic flight are going to have to “get real" if they hope to board their plane. Beginning on Oct. 1, 2020, a standard New York State driver’s license won’t be enough to get on even a domestic flight, and although that is a year away, the DMV is encouraging residents to get ahead of the game. There are now three different forms of driver’s license or New York State identification, a standard - which will not be enough to board a domestic flight alone come October next year - enhanced, or the REAL ID license, which is in coordination with a new law aimed to i…

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by Zak Failla
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
TSA: Passenger Tries Bringing Large Sword Onto Plane At Newark, Other Weapons Seized Nationwide TSA: Passenger Tries Bringing Large Sword Onto Plane At Newark, Other Weapons Seized Nationwide
TSA: Passenger Tries Bringing Large Sword Onto Plane At Newark, Other Weapons Seized Nationwide A man who tried carrying a large sword onto a plane at Newark Airport was nabbed by TSA agents. He apparently thought he could carry it past a security checkpoint because of its value, TSA Transportation Security Administration Public Affairs spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said Monday. “Doesn't matter to TSA how much the weapon is worth,” Farbstein said. “No weapons should be brought in the cabin of a plane.” It was one of several weapons that TSA agents found people illegally carrying through checkpoints at airports throughout the country the past few days. A passenger at Seattle-Tacoma Int…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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
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Snake, Almost On A Plane: Pet Left Behind At Newark Airport, TSA Says Snake, Almost On A Plane: Pet Left Behind At Newark Airport, TSA Says
Snake, Almost On A Plane: Pet Left Behind At Newark Airport, TSA Says The Transportation Security Administration is looking for the owner of a nonvenomous snake that was found near a security checkpoint at Newark Liberty International Airport Monday night.  The 15-inch ring-necked snake, which is black and has a yellow band of coloring on its neck,  was seen by a child in Terminal C. A TSA officer grabbed the snake and placed it in a checkpoint bin. The checkpoint was closed until Port Authority police took the animal away.  “It’s common for travelers to accidentally leave items at the checkpoint,” said TSA’s New Jersey Federal Security Directo…

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by Paul Milo
Brentwood, NY
News
Here's When New Yorkers Must Have REAL ID In Order To Board Domestic Flights Here's When New Yorkers Must Have REAL ID In Order To Board Domestic Flights
Here's When New Yorkers Must Have Real ID In Order To Board Domestic Flights New Yorkers planning to take a domestic flight are going to have to “get real" if they hope to board their plane. Beginning on Oct. 1, 2020, a standard New York State driver’s license won’t be enough to get on even a domestic flight, and although that is more than two years away, the DMV is encouraging residents to get ahead of the game. There are now three different forms of driver’s license or New York State identification, a standard - which will not be enough to board a domestic flight alone come October next year - enhanced, or the REAL ID license, which is in coordination with a new l…

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by Zak Failla
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
HEROES: Port Authority Police Revive Heart Attack Victim, 73, At Newark Airport HEROES: Port Authority Police Revive Heart Attack Victim, 73, At Newark Airport
Heroes: Port Authority Police Revive Heart Attack Victim, 73, At Newark Airport A group of Port Authority police officers brought an unresponsive man back to life at Newark Airport. The 73-year-old victim's pulse had stopped when a TSA agent alerts Sgt. Anthony Giordano and Officers Steve Collegio, Jorge Fujita, Kyle Cherrick, Evangelos Mageros and Michael Raccioppi at a Terminal C checkpoint around 4 p.m. Tuesday, Port Authority Spokeswoman Lenis Rodrigues said. The officers used a defibrillator and conducted CPR, Rodrigues said. "After 15 minutes the man’s pulse returned and he began breathing," she said. He was taken to the nearest hospital for an evaluation.&nbs…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Lifestyle
LaGuardia, Newark Airports Make TSA List: Top 10 Most Unusual Finds At Checkpoints LaGuardia, Newark Airports Make TSA List: Top 10 Most Unusual Finds At Checkpoints
LaGuardia, Newark Airports Make TSA List: Top 10 Most Unusual Finds At Checkpoints Giant scissors. Snakes in a computer hard drive. Ice ax. These are some of TSA's "Top 10 Most Unusual Finds at Checkpoints." Among them, tuxedo grenades found in luggage at Newark Liberty International Airport (No. 4) and a concealed knife in baby carrier at LaGuardia (No. 6). WATCH TSA'S FULL VIDEO ABOVE.

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by Cecilia Levine