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TSA Uniform Mysteriously Appears In Woman's Luggage
Local 6 News.com ^ | April 19, 2006 | Local 6

Posted on 04/19/2006 12:25:11 PM PDT by LurkedLongEnough

An airline passenger who arrived in Florida from New Jersey opened her suitcase and found a uniform belonging to a Transportation Security Administration officer, according to a Local 6 News report.

Debra Sanders found the TSA uniform folded and packed with her items.

"My jaw dropped," Sanders said. "I couldn't believe what was on there: Patches for Homeland Security, TSA all over it, and then the name tag with the number."

Sanders had just arrived at Tampa International after flying JetBlue out of Newark.

Sanders said she hopes the incident was just a mistake by a screener but fears someone was trying to pass off the TSA uniform to someone else and put it in the wrong piece of luggage, the report said.

She said her neighbors were killed in the Sept. 11, World Trade Center attacks.

"To see something like this when you don't want something like that happening again, it's a little scary," Sanders said.

The Transportation Security Administration was contacted about the uniform, according to the report.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: Florida; US: New Jersey; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: donutwatch; newark; tampa; tsa
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To: LurkedLongEnough

I came home today and someone had replaced all of my furniture with exact duplicates.


41 posted on 04/19/2006 1:43:24 PM PDT by riker7 ("Go for it, Beavis. I'll spot you.")
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To: Liberty Valance

Hey now, the city of Detroit is a fine place. It's just the ever-expanding dying ring around the city where you sure as heck don't want your car to break down. No easy feat on our crummy roads.

Of course, construction season has begun again so maybe things will get better.... yeah I didn't think so either.

And I'm flying out of Detroit into a REAL cesspool tomorrow morning... Washington D.C. (business trips, joy)


42 posted on 04/19/2006 2:16:19 PM PDT by ODC-GIRL (Proudly serving our Nation's Homeland Defense)
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To: LurkedLongEnough

I wonder if they will test the DNA on the uniform. Uniforms are stolen much more often than the general public realizes...and I doubt the robbers are using these for Halloween.


43 posted on 04/19/2006 3:15:43 PM PDT by getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL ( **Hunter-Tancredo-Weldon-Hayworth 4 President** I get it, Glenn.)
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To: LurkedLongEnough
Find a TSA uniform in your luggage?

Hello, YOU'VE BEEN DRAFTED!

44 posted on 04/19/2006 3:35:17 PM PDT by weegee ("CBS NEWS? Is that show still on?" - freedomson)
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To: LurkedLongEnough

"We Don't Professionalize Until We Federalize!"


45 posted on 04/19/2006 3:37:24 PM PDT by KoRn
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To: genefromjersey
Unrelated (?) incident: "suspicious pkg" spotted by TSA at Atlanta airport today.Terminal closed,passengers evacuated.

Debra Sanders' blow-dryer? *rimshot*

46 posted on 04/19/2006 4:25:14 PM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: LurkedLongEnough

A lot of people collect law enforcement patches I suppose but I was surprised that eBay does not allow the trading of some Forest Service stuff but allows some of these other things that could be very helpful to a terrorist.


47 posted on 04/19/2006 6:29:19 PM PDT by Muleteam1
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To: LurkedLongEnough

Hmmm....a truck full of ammo, including RPGs found on the Texas side of the Mexican border. Two men found with half million bucks in small bills in a duffle bag at a nuclear plant. A TSA uniform obviously put in a wrong bag while being passed off to someone. Something is up, big time.


48 posted on 04/19/2006 6:32:37 PM PDT by kittymyrib
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To: Cindy; Myrddin; Velveeta; all4one; MamaDearest; JustPiper

Pingalingaling!


49 posted on 04/19/2006 7:08:04 PM PDT by Domestic Church (AMDG...in case you haven't seen this eye popper!)
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To: LurkedLongEnough
An airline passenger who arrived in Florida from New Jersey opened her suitcase and found a uniform belonging to a Transportation Security Administration officer, according to a Local 6 News report.

Police are lookibg for a TSA officer dressed in underwear.

50 posted on 04/19/2006 8:18:31 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (A pessimist is what an optimist calls a realist)
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To: LurkedLongEnough
Sanders said she hopes the incident was just a mistake by a screener but fears someone was trying to pass off the TSA uniform to someone else and put it in the wrong piece of luggage, the report said.

Judges will consider either answer to be correct

51 posted on 04/19/2006 8:20:49 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (A pessimist is what an optimist calls a realist)
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To: Domestic Church
Thanks for the ping. It may have been placed in her bag with the intent that a party on the destination end would intercept and remove the uniform. Essentially treating her luggage as an inanimate "mule" to smuggle the uniform. If that was the case, the objective failed.
52 posted on 04/19/2006 11:03:33 PM PDT by Myrddin
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To: TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig
I flew with my pistol, locked up and declared like required...

Glad you didn't need it.

Personally, I'd like to see people required to bring their pistols to the airport, make sure they have airline-rated ammo, issue arms to those who come unprepared.

Every flight, part of the well-regulated militia.

(Dream on.)

53 posted on 04/19/2006 11:11:44 PM PDT by Virginia-American
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To: TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig

What about someone who purports to be a police officer? Who really knows?

Anyway....I would feel safer just knowing someone like you was aboard the flight.


54 posted on 04/19/2006 11:37:12 PM PDT by TheLion
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To: Domestic Church

Thanks DC for the ping. Newark airport...color me surprised! </sarcasm>


55 posted on 04/20/2006 6:31:59 AM PDT by all4one (Lawmakers, your decisions on illegal immigration will help us decide if you are re-elected)
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To: TheLion

Well I have my badge and ID, which is exactly as much ID that the TSA screeners have.


56 posted on 04/20/2006 7:37:53 AM PDT by TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig (Hey liberals, you be straight trippin. I get paid to get in your business.)
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