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TSA agent wanted on traffic violations - bypasses security at the airport
Another of the TSA's finest was arrested on Friday as she tried to board a Houston bound Continental plane at Newark airport. Wanda Weems, of Newark New Jersey is a TSA agent, and for reasons unknown to us, she decided that she was too important to deal with things like airport security.
Instead of standing in line like the rest of us, she used her TSA credentials and a staff line to enter the secure area of the airport, which also means her belongings were not screened.
Before the plane was able to take off, she was arrested, where a police investigation showed that she was wanted on traffic warrants.
Because of the security breach, the flight was delayed for over an hour as all the passengers were told to disembark for re-screening.
I'm actually quite impressed with the way the TSA handled this - someone tried to bypass security, and somewhere in the system the authorities were alerted. I'm not sure whether this is just a coincidence, or whether the TSA actually implemented checks to prevent this from happening. Either way, another rotten apple has been removed from the ranks of the TSA.
Filed under: North America, United States, Airports
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tri Jul 6th 2009 1:18PM
Hmm... I'm wondering if the TSA keeps this up, then it could desolves itself.
deborah weems Jul 26th 2009 10:55AM
this story is all wrong .... employees are ALLOWED to go through without checking their bag ! what they did not tell you is that the airline was fined $100,000 for this mess up ....they arrested my SISTER for traffic tickets from 1998 !! they only arrested her to save face and to get ass-hole lies like this publication to tell you lie !!!!
Scott Carmichael Jul 26th 2009 10:57AM
Your facts are WRONG. Employees are allowed to go through employee screening when they are going to work that day - not when they are heading on a trip for business or pleasure.
Had she stood in line with everyone else (like she is supposed to do), she would probably never been caught. Also, why does it matter that the tickets were from 1998 - the law is the law.