Federal officials today charged Bruce Smith, currently a detective assigned to District E-13 in Jamaica Plain, with making false statements to the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security and unlawfully entering a secure airport area with intent to evade security requirements, the US Attorney's office in Boston reports. Read more.
Man being arrested for attacking Occupy Boston organizer and stealing her phone.
Wired reports on one of the more bizarre events in the hours before Boston Police raided and shut down Occupy Boston last month: A man who turned out to be a TSA air marshal was arrested on charges he slapped an Occupy Boston organizer and stole her iPhone - after yelling at her and other women occupiers that they were prostitutes.
Brian D'Amico, who watched the arrest, reports that in addition to Occupy Boston participants chasing the guy after the theft, a number of photographers took off in pursuit as well. The Phoenix's Chris Faraone, on scene as well, blogged about the incident at the time.
Photo copyright Brian D'Amico.
The TSA breaks its silence on Cupcakegate (and mad props to them for calling it Cupcakegate and getting in a Wile E. Coyote reference); notes the cupcake in question wasn't just some delicious pastry on a napkin but a suspicious looking wad in a jar filled with icing - with a spoon attached.
So stop trying to sneak jars filled with icing onto planes:
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