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| Grenades Discovered at Glacier Park |
Inert Grenades Etc. – We continue to find inert hand grenades and other weaponry on weekly basis. Please keep in mind that if an item looks like a bomb, grenade, mine, etc., it is prohibited - real or not. When these items are found at a checkpoint, they can cause significant delays. I know they are cool novelty items, but it is best not to take them on a plane. Read here and here on why inert items cause problems.
- 3 inert grenades were discovered in checked bag at Glacier Park (GPI) resulting in an evacuation of the baggage room as well as the public side of the airport. Some news reports cited the grenades as “Halloween props”, but to our Officers, they looked like 3 live grenades.
- An inert training detonator was discovered during a pat-down search after a Charleston (CHS) passenger alarmed the body scanner. The passenger was an instructor who forgot the item was in his pocket.
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| Detonator Discovered at Charleston |
Items in the Strangest Places –It’s important to check your bags prior to traveling. If a prohibited item is discovered in your bag, you could be cited and possibly arrested by local law enforcement. Here are a few examples from this week where prohibited items were found in strange places.
- A switchblade and a boot knife were detected under the lining of a carry-on bag at Washington Dulles (IAD).
- A belt buckle knife was discovered at Las Vegas (LAS).
What Not to Say at an Airport – Statements like these not only delay the people who said them but can also inconvenience many other passengers if the checkpoint or terminal has to be evacuated:
- As a gate agent was approaching an unattended bag at El Paso (ELP), the owner of the bag stated “I better get it before it explodes.”
Stun
Guns – Four
stun guns were discovered in carry-on bags at checkpoints around the nation:
Pensacola (PNS), Dallas Love (DAL), Chicago Midway (MDW), and Roanoke (ROA).
Miscellaneous
Prohibited Items - In addition to all of the other
prohibited items we find weekly, our Officers also regularly find firearm
components, realistic replica firearms, bb and pellet guns, Airsoft guns, brass
knuckles, ammunition, batons, and a lot of sharp pointy things -- to mention a
few…
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| Discovered at Albany (ALB) |
Firearms - Here are pictures of some of the firearms our Officers found in carry-on baggage since I posted last Friday. See a complete list below.
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You can travel with your firearms in checked baggage, but they must first be declared to the airline. You can go here for more details on how to properly travel with your firearms. Firearm possession laws vary by state and locality. Travelers should familiarize themselves with state and local firearm laws for each point of travel prior to departure.
Unfortunately these
sorts of occurrences are all too frequent which is why we talk about these
finds. Sure, it’s great to share the things that our officers are finding, but
at the same time, each time we find a dangerous item, the throughput is slowed
down and a passenger that likely had no ill intent ends up with a citation or
in some cases is even arrested. This is a friendly reminder to please leave
these items at home. Just because we find a prohibited item on an individual
does not mean they had bad intentions, that's for the law enforcement officer
to decide. In many cases, people simply forgot they had these items.
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