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The employees were identified as Brian Burton, 28, a seven-year veteran Transportation Safety Administration officer and Antwon Simmons, 26, a Aviation Safeguard Employee.
The duo came under suspicion after investigators at the Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General determined that they were working on days when items were reported missing from Delta Airline flight bags over the past six months.
During an "integrity test" yesterday morning, investigators sent a luggage bag down a conveyor belt where the two men were working and and watched as they lifted the laptop and iPod from the bag, and then ripped off the destination tag and sent it on its way.
The twosome were handcuffed and held for questioning by the Port Authority police, pending their transfer into the hands of the Queens DA, who is expected to arraign them on grand larceny charges.
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Jul 14, 2009 at 02:36 PM Raphael Kaufman Says:
Well! I feel a lot safer now. The TSA can't even keep crooks out of their own organizaion. How can they be expected to keep bad guys off of airplanes.
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Jul 14, 2009 at 03:07 PM Anonymous Says:
“ Well! I feel a lot safer now. The TSA can't even keep crooks out of their own organizaion. How can they be expected to keep bad guys off of airplanes. ”
a couple of years ago, a security agent told me my carry on was too big (it was not) but I took out my Talis and Tefillin, and let her gate check it, because we were already running late. you should have seen the look on her face-- i have no doubt she wanted to "lighten" my load, and with the only valuables out, .....
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Jul 14, 2009 at 03:06 PM Anonymous Says:
Why don't they simply monitor the baggage area with cameras all of the time?
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Jul 14, 2009 at 02:43 PM Anonymous Says:
These are just a few rogue and misguided TSA security officers. Most are generally honest, although not all that energetic and intelligent when it comes to spotting potential security risks.
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Jul 14, 2009 at 02:38 PM Raphael Kaufman Says:
They sould be made to run a gauntlet of irate passengers who would pelt them with three oz liquid bottles.
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Jul 14, 2009 at 02:38 PM Raphael Kaufman Says:
Oh, they should have to take off their shoes first.
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Jul 14, 2009 at 04:24 PM Anonymous Says:
I despise the TSA. One of Bush's biggest mistakes was making the TSA a government-run institution.
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Jul 14, 2009 at 04:22 PM Anonymous Says:
Actually, some airports do monitor all baggage checking areas with cameras. MSP is well watched, but things will always happen. A few years back the same thing happened in Detroit. Two TSA employees tried to sell a laptop from someone's luggage to an Airport Police officer. The best and the brightest don't work for TSA, I guess.
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Jul 14, 2009 at 05:05 PM stolen too often Says:
i fly very often and each time have my bags checked by the TSA bec. i carry equipment that looks suspicious on the radar. anyways, over the past 2 years i have had my gps stolen, ipod stolen and other media devices stolen at different times.(never my equipment that they have no use for) I'm glad i filed claims, maybe that helped. and purchasing amex baggage insurance helps too :)
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Jul 14, 2009 at 05:17 PM Avrohom Abba Says:
Every two years or so they have a dumb report showing how they caught people on video stealing from airline luggage. What absolute nonsense!
Each time they make believe like they suddenly have a big sting. Really, they keep ignoring the past lessons, time and time again. The same crimes are repeated and the police always react later and devise a surveillance ploy, instead of anticipating the crime all along from old lessons.
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Jul 14, 2009 at 06:31 PM A Says:
“ Oh, they should have to take off their shoes first. ”
I like the way you think.
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Jul 15, 2009 at 08:02 AM Anonymous Says:
The TSA doesn't protect us from terrorists. They only harass us. In Eretz Yisroel going back to the USA, they are much easier going and I don't think there is any more danger from terrorists because of it.
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Jul 15, 2009 at 12:30 PM The Truth Says:
They are all a bunch of ganovim - just these 2 were the 2 that got caught.
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Jul 15, 2009 at 02:59 PM Anonymous Says:
“ Why don't they simply monitor the baggage area with cameras all of the time? ”
The authorities tried installing cameras to monitor the workers, but then the workers stole the cameras.