Fireworks - 20 fireworks – some without labels
– were discovered in a checked bag at Norfolk (ORF) resulting in a 50 minute
closure of the checked baggage area.
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 knife was found concealed in a metal food container (with food) at Sacramento (SMF).
- A multi-tool with a knife was detected attached to the handle of the carry-on bag at Denver (DEN).
- A sword cane was discovered at Kahului (OGG).
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:
- When asked if he had any dangerous items in his bag, a Los Angeles (LAX) passenger stated “I have a bomb.” He then grabbed his boarding pass and walked away. The police stopped him. This resulted in a 16 minute closure of the ticketing area.
Stun Guns – Five stun guns were discovered this
week in a carry-on bags around the nation: Baltimore (BWI), Sacramento (SMF),
Peoria (PIA), Kahului (OGG), Los Angeles (LAX)
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…
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.
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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