Tag: BWI
Shots Fired On 295 Near BWI
UPDATE 05:25pm 07/06/2011: From the Maryland State Police: The search is continuing this evening for an armed man who vandalized a speed camera vehicle parked along the Baltimore Washington Parkway in Anne Arundel County late this morning. The suspect is described as a white male, aged 60-65 years, approximately 5’8″ tall and 150 lbs, with [...]
BWI Aircraft Emergency
We have just heard reports that mutual air companies from Anne Arundel COunty have been dispatched to BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport for an “Alert 2″. According to sources: ALERT II– is more critical than an Alert I. This Alert indicates that the aircraft is in major difficulty. This could be anything from smoke in the [...]
Emergency Landing At BWI
UPDATE: From WBFF Fox 45, the plane was bound for New York and landed safely with no injuries. The extent of the emergency is still unknown. From ABC 2: A BWI Airport spokesman says a smoke report on a Vision Airlines flight diverted the New York-bound flight to Baltimore. Airport spokesman Jonathan Dean says the [...]
Suspicious Package At BWI
UPDATE 8:53pm: From WBFF, Fox 45 in Baltimore: HAZMAT crews have been called to BWI Airport to investigate a package that is leaking an unknown substance inside a delivery van in the cargo area. The van arrived at the airport around 7 p.m., and fire crews from Anne Arundel County were called to make sure [...]
A Little Help From A Stranger
When I first took up cycling, I was nervous. It wasn’t the speed that bothered me. Getting my feet stuck in the clips was a little worrying but I could handle that. I didn’t even really have a problem with the cars. The real worry was that I would get a flat tire twenty miles [...]
Expect Delays At BWI
Weekend Bombing Attempt To Impact Travelers Reacting to the attempted bombing of Northwest Flight by Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the TSA has ratcheted up security measures at airports worldwide. While the duration and effectiveness of these new procedures remains undecided, travelers should prepare for longer lines and more hassles. The following procedures are supposed to [...]
The TSA Kidnapping Saga Comes To An End
Local Blogger Offers No Apologies, Just Delusions It appears that Nicole White’s 15 minutes of fame are coming to an end. She is the Annapolis mother, married to a Navy fighter pilot who was working at the US Naval Academy, who claimed that the TSA took her child from her while undergoing screening in Atlanta’s [...]
TSA Blogger Goes Into Hiding
Annapolis Woman Who Accused TSA Pulls Site UPDATE: There is some good advice for both the TSA and “Nic” at Christopher Elliott’s site, Elliott.org. UPDATE: Thanks to Atrocity17 (a commenter) for this link to a larger screen version of the video. EDITOR’S NOTE: We have received many emails and a few comments about her site [...]
Cocaine, The New Toilet Paper
DC Woman Nailed With Three Pounds Of Cocaine It used to be that women used to stuff their bras with toilet paper. At BWI Thurgood Marshall, some passengers do it a little differently. A Washington, DC woman was arrested early this morning at BWI after arriving from Montego Bay, Jamaica. While it might be common [...]
Buh Bye To Free Parking At BWI
BWI-Thurgood Marshall Airport Nixes Free Half Hour Gone are the days of running into the airport for a quick ticket exchange, picking up a loved one, or helping granny in with her bags. Last week, BWI quietly began charging customers to park in their formerly free lot. Yes, BWI is now charging $2 per half [...]
Police Kill Suspect near BWI
Two Officers Shoot Suspect In Hostage Situation As The Arundel Muckraker first reported this afternoon, there was a hostage situation in a business on Cabover Drive near the BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport this afternoon where the police shot one man and another was injured. Anne Arundel County Police have just released the following statement regarding [...]
