Airway and Transit Policing
The Airway and Transit Policing topic is aimed at the law enforcers who keep our transit systems safe.
You have to let your mind go into the deepest, darkest hole of pure evil in order to truly imagine those “worst of the worst” plans the opposition might dream up
As we approach the 10 year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, it is a very useful exercise to remind ourselves about some of the most basic — and most visible — signs which can help police officers thwart a plot
We’ve had dozens of attempted attacks by radicalized Islamist terrorists here in the United States since 9/11, and only in the case of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was there any degree of ‘success’ on the part of the attacker
The suspect attacked a security guard and fled with her handgun onto a bus, police said
Fifty more officers will be stationed on trains and platforms and four detectives will be assigned to investigate nothing but transit crimes
Michael Christopher Estes is charged with leaving a homemade bomb near a terminal and later telling investigators he sought to “fight a war on U.S. soil”
British police made progress Sunday in their investigation of the bomb that partially exploded on a packed subway
From SWAT to narcotics, becoming an expert is a lot of hard work. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would be an expert
Federal Railroad Administration has called for police departments nationwide to add patrols and issue more citations as the first step in a safety campaign
No officers were injured in the shooting
Nicholas George sought to sue three Transportation Security Administration agents and two FBI agents over the August 2009 stop at Philadelphia International Airport, saying they violated his free speech rights and conducted an improper search
Nashville police say air marshal was on duty when a witness noticed he was taking the photos
No one was injured in the blasts that authorities say were done for amusement
Since 1849, there have been 149 railroad officers who have been killed in the line of duty and recognized on the wall, although a little more research can put the number as high as 201
Sixty-one-year-old Philippe Jeannard said through his public defender that he never meant to cause any problems
United Airlines Flight 116 landed safely Monday at Newark Liberty Airport, and the man was taken off the plane under a heavy police presence
Geoffrey McGann, who had spent the day at his weekly teaching job in San Francisco, acknowledges his wristwatches look like bombs
Most of the items suspect had - including a hatchet and knives - would not be prohibited under current guidelines for checked baggage
A flight attendant forgot to take a gun out of her purse before leaving for work
More than 4 pounds of methamphetamine was disguised as dozens of candy bars
The Oregon state Supreme Court has ruled that nudity is protected speech
CCTV video from the Civic Center station shows a former officer arrive by train and fire a fatal shot
Transit police staff discovered a picture of the sleeping officer that a passenger posted to Twitter
Child unknowingly had gun parts and ammunition hidden inside stuffed animals
The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task force worked with the Phoenix Police Department to screen the plane
Officer Johannes Mehserle served a two-year prison sentence after testifying he mistook his gun for his TASER
Man “disrobed completely naked” while going through a security screening area
Authorities say man accepted cash from a trafficker to ensure that the trafficker would not be stopped by TSA officers
American Airlines pilot told agent and colleagues to tone down a profanity- laced conversation
Pilot came out of the cockpit and began screaming about a bomb
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