Airway and Transit Policing
The Airway and Transit Policing topic is aimed at the law enforcers who keep our transit systems safe.
Through open communication and officer-driven feedback, the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority Police Department is building a new model for retention and team resilience
K-9 Titus has a nose for danger and a paw-fect track record, helping the Port of Seattle Police Department clear the skies for a safe takeoff
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Chief of BART police said that field officers who train rookies had gone through such courses, but the two officers in question did not
TSA officer admitted to regularly stealing money from travelers
Man detained after security screeners detected suspicious items inside his carry-on luggage
Police searched the bags of passengers at the entrance to a subway station
The demonstration was the second in 7 days in protest of BART’s cutting wireless service
A website went online Wednesday that also listed names, email addresses, and passwords
BART officials blocked wireless access to disrupt a demonstration protesting a shooting death by BART police
Police said 61-year-old Miyamae grabbed an agent’s breast
Suspect entered the conductor’s cab of a subway car in the Bronx
Officer’s job change on hold due to a shooting probe
Since terrorists brought down the twin towers on Sept. 11, 2001, subways have been bombed across the world
One BART officer suffered cuts and bruises on his arm, two officers have been placed on administrative leave
The Sacramento Bee reports that 49-year-old Tam Nguyen is being held a variety of charges, including possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
The settlement between Bay Area Rapid Transit and Wanda Johnson resolves a $50 million wrongful death and civil rights suit
Security rules became dramatically tighter after after the attempted bombing of an airline on Christmas of 2009
Paul Nunziato, president of the Port Authority PBA, told the agency’s commissioners that cars can enter the loading area of the world’s largest bus terminal unchecked
The new $743 million JetBlue terminal at JFK Airport has already led to a slew of police injuries
Beam was aimed at a commercial flight at Chicago’s Midway Airport and again at a police helicopter that responded
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
Interference with commercial airlines is already a federal crime but current law has a gap that weakens FBI’s ability to investigate incidents involving helicopters
The new center was funded with airport revenue and a $970,000 state emergency management grant
The massive number of subways and trains makes it tough
Email: Do not to “actively seek to identify any passenger with internal concealments” in the three days up to Christmas
Holes in security leave travelers vulnerable on the more than 4 billion trips they take by subway and rail each year
The dramatic rescue was caught by transit security cameras
With credit for time served, Mehserle could be eligible for release in about seven months
A Southwest Airlines passenger found the loaded ammunition clip in a back-seat pocket of the commercial plane
Says the procedure for airline security screenings isn’t likely to change anytime soon
A loosely organized Internet boycott of full-body scans could further complicate airway and transit policing this holiday season
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