Airway and Transit Policing
The Airway and Transit Policing topic is aimed at the law enforcers who keep our transit systems safe.
Americans love technology, but machines are expensive and not without their drawbacks so we must layer low- and high-tech bomb detection systems
American cops are “force multipliers in counterterrorism,” says Fred Burton, one of the world’s foremost authorities on terrorists and terrorist organizations
Federal jury decided unanimously that the BART officer who shot Oscar Grant III in 2009 owed no compensation to Grant’s father
Newly released video shows a Fox News anchor fight with police and paramedics in a holding cell at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
Several people unsuccessfully tried to break up the fight, and the officer could not get the suspect off her
Officials say five friends who were with Oscar Grant when he was fatally shot have settled a federal lawsuit against the agency
FBI agent was arrested over ammunition found in his luggage
An FBI agent has been detained in Pakistan after he was found to be in possession of ammunition while trying to board a domestic flight
Claim alleges the city “failed to properly hire, supervise, train, staff, and plan for the protection and safety of individuals and personnel”
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith was arrested Sunday after authorities said he became belligerent and threatened that he had a bomb
The hearing comes after the airport operator issued a report last week that highlighted significant lapses in the emergency response
Recommendation was one of 14 determined after a nationwide review of security at airports prompted by a fatal shooting at LAX
Thousands of Los Angeles International Airport workers had no idea what to do when a gunman opened fire last year in a terminal because they were inadequately trained
An LAX police dispatcher who received a call seconds after a gunman opened fire last year didn’t know where to send officers because no one was on the line
Chief Kenton Rainey suggested that a “few individuals” inside and outside the agency were undermining long-term efforts to improve BART’s reputation
Ga. lawmakers want people licensed to carry a gun to avoid arrest if they accidentally bring their firearms into the security checkpoint at the airport
BART Police Chief Kenton Rainey said the officer had exercised restraint and faced a potential threat
A short, slender man speaking in a hoarse voice pleaded not guilty Thursday to 11 federal charges, including the murder of a TSA screener
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
An avionics technician who worked at the airport was unaware he’d been communicating with an undercover detective about violent jihad
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
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