Unplugged TSA scanner allows travelers to pass airport security
http://nypost.com/2016/07/26/unplugged-tsa-scanner-allows-travelers-to-pass-airport-security/
At least 15 travelers strolled through a TSA checkpoint at La Guardia Airport without being searched because someone forgot to plug in the security scanner, The Post has learned.
“Our nation’s security is dependent upon whether or not a TSA screener plugs in the screening machine,” a furious law-enforcement official said.
“There has to be a better way.”
The snafu was discovered at about 8 a.m. Sunday inside Terminal D by TSA Agent Eva Cocoli, according to sources.
Delta Air Lines supervisor Deborah Trapani quickly ordered the checkpoint closed, while Port Authority cops tracked down nine of the unscanned fliers.
Finding them took about an hour, and they all had to be brought back to the checkpoint to be properly inspected.
“It was a big inconvenience,” said a woman who was among the nine who were rescreened.
After checking surveillance footage, authorities determined that at least six other passengers who went unscanned were not located and were assumed to have boarded planes, police officials said.