Category Archives: TSA

A Few Interesting Articles

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Here are some interesting articles reported by the Associated Press and posted on Yahoo.

U.S. No-Fly List Doubles In One Year – The no-fly list went from 10,000 known or suspected terrorists to 21,000. Most people on the list are from other countries with about 500 being American

From Shipwreck in Italy, A Treasure Now Beckons – During the evacuation of the Costa Concordia, almost everything on board was abandoned- jewels, art work, cash and much more. A treasure lies beneath the water and it could just be a matter of time before treasure hunters set their sights on it.

Police: TSA Agent At JFK Stole $5K From Passenger – Police say a TSA agent stole $5,000 from a passenger’s jacket as he was going through security at JFK. The cash was taken from a Bangladeshi passenger as it wemt along an X-ray conveyor belt. There is video footage of the theft. The money has not been recovered.

Senator Rand Paul Blocked at Airport By TSA

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Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, son of presidential candidate Ron Paul was blocked at Nashville airport after refusing a TSA patdown. Paul said the incident occurred when he walked through a sensor and an alarm was set off by his knee. “the senator said he has no screws or medical hardware around the joint,”

Paul refused the TSA’s demand for a patdown and offered to walk through the scanner again. He missed his flight to Washington after being detained at a small cubicle. TSA officials say Paul was escorted out of the screening area by local law enforcement.

Rand Paul caught a later flight after a different screening.

For more info, check out the CBS News article Here

TSA Top 10 Good Catches of 2011

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The TSA Blog put out it’s list of top catches for 2011 today. There are some weird, odd and dangerous items on the list.

The list includes:

#10 snakes, turtles & birds
#9 a science project
#8 an artfully concealed non-metallic martial arts weapon,
#7 inert landmines
#6 a stun gun disguised as a smart phone
#5 a flare gun
#4 two throwing knives
#3 over 1,200 firearms
#2 a loaded .380 pistol 
#1 small chunks of C4 Explosives


To see the TSA Blog’s post with lots of fun details click here

TSA Pre-Check Program Coming to JFK Airport

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How would you like to go through a speedier screening process at the airport??? I am sure that we all would. The TSA’s Pre-Check Program will be coming to JFK Airport in NY this year.
(no exact date was announced) 
It is already being used at several other airports as a pilot program and open to select individuals.

The program includes no longer removing items like:

  • Shoes
  • 3-1-1 compliant bag from carry on
  • Laptops
  • Light jackets
  • Belts

It is currently available at:

  • Atlanta: T-South Checkpoint (Delta only)
  • Dallas: Terminal C, Checkpoint C30 (American only)
  • Detroit: Checkpoint 2 on the ticketing level (Delta only)
  • Miami: D2 Checkpoint (American only)
  • Las Vegas: D Gates First Class Checkpoint (American and Delta

The program is currently open to:

  • Frequent Flyers: Delta Air Lines and American Airlines (AA) have contacted eligible frequent flyers with an invitation to opt-in. Once the passenger opts in, the airline identifies the individual as a TSA Pre-Check participant when submitting passenger reservation information to TSA’s Secure Flight system.
  • Custom and Border Protection Trusted Travelers (Current members of CBP’s Global Entry, SENTRI and NEXUS Trusted Traveler programs are automatically eligible to participate in TSA Pre-Check)

Find out more about the TSA Pre-Check program here