9.28.2011

Sometimes The Airport Is Similar To A Gun And Knife Show

I wanted to share a few of the things our officers have found over the last week. Sometimes after reading the incident reports, it‘s as though they’re having a gun and knife convention at the airport.

Just this past week in three separate incidents, our officers found the following prohibited items: (These are just a few of the many good catches from the past week)

Orlando (MCO): A man attempted to bring a bag containing 3 pistols through the checkpoint. The bag contained a .25-caliber and .40-caliber semiautomatic and a .357-caliber revolver. Also in the bag were loose ammo and a loaded magazine. Orlando police arrested the passenger who was later released from the Orange County Jail on a $2,500.00 bond.

Baltimore (BWI): Three throwing knives were found in a carry-on bag. There have been many “pointedâ€