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Robert Duffy

Fort Lee
Police & Fire
'I Forgot': Long Island Man Caught Trying To Board LaGuardia Plane With Gun, TSA Says 'I Forgot': Long Island Man Caught Trying To Board LaGuardia Plane With Gun, TSA Says
'I Forgot': Long Island Man Caught Trying To Board LaGuardia Plane With Gun, TSA Says A Nassau County man was arrested after a security X-ray machine at LaGuardia Airport pointed TSA agents to a gun in his carry-on bag, authorities said. The 9mm caliber handgun was loaded with eight bullets (see photo inset above), said Lisa Farbstein, a spokesperson for the Transportation Security Administration. It was the eighth firearm picked off by TSA officers at the Queens airport so far this year, she said. Port Authority police seized the gun and arrested the Westbury resident, Farbstein said. He told them that he "forgot that he had his gun with him," she said. In addi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Essex NJ
Police & Fire
'Staggering': More Than 5,000 Guns Seized At Airports Nationwide So Far This Year, TSA Reports 'Staggering': More Than 5,000 Guns Seized At Airports Nationwide So Far This Year, TSA Reports
'Staggering': More Than 5,000 Guns Seized At Airports Nationwide So Far This Year, TSA Reports A Connecticut man was seized at LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday after TSA screening revealed a loaded .380-caliber handgun in his carry-on bag. Port Authority police confiscated the gun and arrested the Newton, CT man on a weapons charge after the Transportation Security Administration X-ray machine alerted a screener, the TSA's Lisa Farbstein said on Oct. 3. “The number of individuals who are stopped with guns at checkpoints across the country is staggering," said Robert Duffy, the TSA’s federal security director for the airport. "Nationwide, TSA officers have already detected more than …

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by Jerry DeMarco
White Plains
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Man Caught With Loaded Gun At Westchester County Airport Security Checkpoint Man Caught With Loaded Gun At Westchester County Airport Security Checkpoint
Man Caught With Loaded Gun At Westchester County Airport Security Checkpoint A man faces charges after he was stopped from bringing a loaded handgun onto a flight at Westchester County Airport and then found to be in possession of multiple credit cards with different names.  The incident happened on Tuesday, May 30, when a Hamilton County man from Long Lake entered the security checkpoint at Westchester County Airport and was found to be in possession of a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets in his carry-on bag, according to TSA Northeast spokesperson Lisa Farbstein.  The man was also found to be carrying multiple credit cards each with …

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by Ben Crnic
Fort Lee
Police & Fire
'I Forgot': Traveler Nabbed Trying To Tote Loaded Gun, Ammo Onto Flight At LGA, TSA Says 'I Forgot': Traveler Nabbed Trying To Tote Loaded Gun, Ammo Onto Flight At LGA, TSA Says
'I Forgot': Traveler Nabbed Trying To Tote Loaded Gun, Ammo Onto Flight At LGA, TSA Says A traveler was caught trying to board a flight with a loaded gun and 100 boxed bullets in his carry-on at LaGuardia Airport, authorities said. The checkpoint X-ray unit triggered an alarm that led to the discovery on Tuesday, April 25, said Lisa Farbstein, a spokesperson for the Transporation Security Administration. The .22-caliber gun was loaded with 10 rounds and came with two boxes of 50 bullets each, Farbstein said. TSA officers alerted Port Authority police, who seized the traveler, the gun and the ammo, she said. The Brooklyn man told them he'd "taken his bag to a shooting range a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
White Plains
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Man Stopped From Bringing Loaded Gun On Flight At Westchester Airport Man Stopped From Bringing Loaded Gun On Flight At Westchester Airport
Man Stopped From Bringing Loaded Gun On Flight At Westchester Airport A traveler who claimed that he forgot his loaded handgun was in his carry-on bag at Westchester County Airport now faces steep civil penalties.  On Monday, March 6, Transportation Security Administration officers at Westchester County Airport in White Plains stopped a Florida man from bringing a loaded 9mm handgun onto his flight, according to TSA Northeast spokesperson Lisa Farbstein.  The gun, which was loaded with seven bullets including one in the chamber, was caught after the man entered the security checkpoint and an X-ray unit alerted officers to his carry-on…

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by Ben Crnic
Armonk
Police & Fire
Woman Arrested At LaGuardia Airport For Trying To Bring Loaded Revolver Through Security Woman Arrested At LaGuardia Airport For Trying To Bring Loaded Revolver Through Security
Woman Arrested At LaGuardia Airport For Trying To Bring Loaded Revolver Through Security A woman was arrested after officials said she tried to board a flight at LaGuardia Airport with a loaded revolver. The Louisiana woman was brought into custody on Monday, Nov. 28, after she was prevented by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers from bringing the .38 caliber revolver handgun through the security checkpoint. A TSA officer saw the handgun on the X-ray machine's monitor when the woman's belongings entered the X-ray unit, according to the report.  The officer alerted Port Authority Police, which responded, confiscated the gun, and detained the woman fo…

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by Nicole Valinote
Fort Lee
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38 SPECIAL: TSA Agents Nab Female Louisiana Traveler With Loaded Gun At LaGuardia 38 SPECIAL: TSA Agents Nab Female Louisiana Traveler With Loaded Gun At LaGuardia
38 Special: TSA Agents Nab Female Louisiana Traveler With Loaded Gun At LaGuardia A traveler from Louisiana was caught trying to bring a loaded handgun onto a plane at LaGuardia Airport, the TSA said. Transportation Security Administration officers picked off the .38-caliber revolver as it passed through a checkpoint X-ray machine with the woman's belongings on Monday, Nov. 28, the TSA's Lisa Farbstein said. It was loaded with five bullets, she said. The officers seized the gun and summoned Port Authority police, who took her into custody, Farbstein said. Not only was the woman arrested -- she also now faces a stiff federal financial civil penalty that could run into t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Middlesex NJ
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Bomb Threat Shakes Up Jewish Community Center In Edison Bomb Threat Shakes Up Jewish Community Center In Edison
Bomb Threat Shakes Up Jewish Community Center In Edison There was an unfounded bomb threat on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County.  The center on Oak Tree Road in Edison was temporarily evacuated. Police found no bomb and there were no injuries, according to Lt. Robert Duffy, an Edison Police Department spokesman. An investigation is continuing.  The threat came less than a week after a broad statewide threat made against New Jersey synagogues. That Nov. 3 threat was mitigated by a probe of the FBI which located a suspect making the threat.

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by Jon Craig
White Plains
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TSA Agents Stop Man From Bringing Loaded Gun On Flight In Westchester County Airport TSA Agents Stop Man From Bringing Loaded Gun On Flight In Westchester County Airport
TSA Agents Stop Man From Bringing Loaded Gun On Flight In Westchester County Airport A Hudson Valley man was caught trying to bring a loaded handgun onto a flight in the region. On Friday, Oct. 28, a Transportation Security Administration officer at the Westchester County Airport in White Plains was checking an Orange County man's belongings on the checkpoint X-ray machine’s monitor when they spotted the handgun, which was loaded with seven bullets, according to TSA officials.  Soon after this, Westchester County Police responded to the checkpoint, confiscated the gun, and detained the man for questioning, TSA officials said.  The man, a resident of Newburgh…

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by Ben Crnic
Essex NJ
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They Always Seem To Forget -- Or So They Say: TSA At LaGuardia Nabs Traveler With Loaded Gun They Always Seem To Forget -- Or So They Say: TSA At LaGuardia Nabs Traveler With Loaded Gun
They Always Seem To Forget -- Or So They Say: TSA At LaGuardia Nabs Traveler With Loaded Gun Another gun-toting traveler whom area TSA officers caught trying to board a plane with a loaded gun in his belongings said he forgot he had it, authorities said. The North Carolina resident had 10 bullets in the 9mm handgun flagged by a Transportation Security Administration officer as it passed through an X-ray machine at a LaGuardia Airport security checkpoint, the TSA said. “That’s no excuse," said Robert Duffy, the TSA federal security director at the Queens airport. "Responsible gun owners know where their firearm is at all times." Officers immediately alerted Port Authority police, w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee
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TSA: Traveler Nabbed With Loaded Gun At LaGuardia Could've Checked 'What Can I Bring?' Page TSA: Traveler Nabbed With Loaded Gun At LaGuardia Could've Checked 'What Can I Bring?' Page
TSA: Traveler Nabbed With Loaded Gun At LaGuardia Could've Checked 'What Can I Bring?' Page A gun-toting Florida man who was nabbed at LaGuardia Airport told TSA officers that he'd forgotten he had his loaded .380-caliber handgun with him, authorities said. “That’s no excuse," Robert Duffy, TSA’s Federal Security Director for the airport. "This man is now likely to receive a civil financial penalty that could possibly cost him thousands of dollars. "If you own a firearm, you need to know where it is at all times.” A TSA officer spotted the handgun (inset photo above) in the West Palm Beach resident’s belongings as they passed through the checkpoint X-ray machine’s monitor, the Tr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Armonk
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'Act Now': Officials Remind New Yorkers Of REAL ID Deadline For Air Travel 'Act Now': Officials Remind New Yorkers Of REAL ID Deadline For Air Travel
'Act Now': Officials Remind New Yorkers Of Real ID Deadline For Air Travel If you haven't gotten your REAL ID or enhanced driver's license yet, it may be time to head to the DMV. Officials have just issued a reminder to New Yorkers that they will soon need the updated form of identification if they want to board a commercial flight using their driver's license. The standard driver's license will no longer be an acceptable form of identification at the airport beginning on May 3, 2023, the Transportation Security Administration said. The switch to a REAL ID or enhanced license is an effort by the federal government to improve the reliability of these ID cards…

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by Nicole Valinote
Peekskill
Police & Fire
Peekskill Resident Nabbed With Gun In Carry-On At Westchester Airport, Officials Say Peekskill Resident Nabbed With Gun In Carry-On At Westchester Airport, Officials Say
Peekskill Resident Nabbed With Gun In Carry-On At Westchester Airport, Officials Say A Westchester County man was caught with a loaded handgun in his carry-on baggage at an area airport.  The Peekskill resident was stopped in White Plains at the Westchester County Airport by Transportation Security Administration officers. According to the TSA, the man was carrying a .38 caliber revolver loaded with five bullets. A TSA officer spotted the handgun on the checkpoint X-ray machine’s monitor as the man’s belongings entered the X-ray unit, said the TSA. TSA immediately alerted the Westchester County Police, which responded to the checkpoint, confiscated the gun, and detai…

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by Kathy Reakes
North Orange
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Local Man Found With Loaded Gun At Stewart International Airport, TSA Says Local Man Found With Loaded Gun At Stewart International Airport, TSA Says
Local Man Found With Loaded Gun At Stewart International Airport, TSA Says A local man is facing a “stiff” fine after he was found trying to board a flight at Stewart International Airport in Orange County with a loaded handgun. The Dutchess County man, identified as a resident of Poughkeepsie, was stopped by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers made the discovery Tuesday, July 5, according to the agency. A TSA officer spotted the gun during an X-ray scan of the man’s belongings. It was loaded and accompanied by five bullets, the agency said. The officer immediately notified police, who confiscated the gun and detained the man for qu…

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by Michael Mashburn
Fort Lee
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TSA: Out-Of-State Traveler Nabbed Trying To Tote Loaded Gun Onto Flight At LaGuardia TSA: Out-Of-State Traveler Nabbed Trying To Tote Loaded Gun Onto Flight At LaGuardia
TSA: Out-Of-State Traveler Nabbed Trying To Tote Loaded Gun Onto Flight At LaGuardia A loaded handgun was seized and an Oklahoma traveler arrested after TSA officers caught him trying to carry the weapon onto a flight at LaGuardia Airport, authorities said. A Transporation Security Administration officer spotted the .380-caliber Ruger LCP as the owner's belongings passed through the X-Ray machine at a security checkpoint, Transportation Security Administration Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said. Port Authority police arrested the traveler and seized the pocket-carry gun, which was loaded with three rounds, Farbstein said. Travelers cannot carry guns onto planes under any ci…

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by Jerry DeMarco
White Plains
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Man Tries To Bring Loaded Gun On Plane At Westchester Airport, Authorities Say Man Tries To Bring Loaded Gun On Plane At Westchester Airport, Authorities Say
Man Tries To Bring Loaded Gun On Plane At Westchester Airport, Authorities Say A Connecticut man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented him from carrying a loaded handgun onto his flight at the Westchester County Airport. The incident involving a man from Fairfield County happened on Tuesday, April 5 after the Town of Fairfield resident was busted with a .40 caliber gun loaded with 10 bullets attempting to board a flight at the White Plains airport. According to TSA, an officer spotted the handgun on the checkpoint X-ray machine’s monitor as the man’s belongings entered the X-ray unit. TSA alerted the Westchester…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant
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COVID-19: NY Will Take Regional Approach To Reopening, Says Cuomo, En Route To White House COVID-19: NY Will Take Regional Approach To Reopening, Says Cuomo, En Route To White House
Covid-19: NY Will Take Regional Approach To Reopening, Says Cuomo, En Route To White House With cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) stabilizing in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that the state will take a regional approach to reopening the economy. Speaking in Buffalo before heading to the White House to discuss COVID-19 testing with federal officials, including President Trump later in the day on Tuesday, April 21, Cuomo said that with different parts of the state being impacted differently by the virus, he would be taking a regional approach to reopening non-essential businesses. “In this state, we have very different regions within New York,” Cuomo said. “People think of …

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by Zak Failla