Originally Posted by
saulblum
Foxnews posted a short, hacked-off snippet (only five paragraphs) of the AP article. The full version of the AP article is posted elsewhere, including at the
Washington Post:
Associated Press:
Police: TSA agent at JFK stole $5K from passenger, latest in series of TSA theft allegations
February 2, 2012
(Posted at Washington Post dot com)
The
full AP article is great!
The AP tells us how long the arrested Transportation Security Officer had been employed by TSA (4.5 years), then includes the obligatory TSA Spokesperson "very high standards" quote, then contrasts those "high standards" against TSA's actual performance.
Here's a short quote:
The 31-year-old Schmid was arrested on a charge of grand larceny and suspended pending an investigation. Her attorney’s name wasn’t immediately known.
Schmid, who lived in Brooklyn, had worked for the TSA for 4½ years, TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein said.
“We do hold our officers to very high standards, and we have a zero tolerance policy for theft in the workplace,” Farbstein said.
It’s the latest in a series of recent theft allegations against TSA employees:
The article then describes the criminal acts committed by TSA Officers at DFW, MIA, JFK and NEW, devoting a paragraph to each airport.
Again, the full AP article is great. The AP has a great format for covering TSA: Describe latest arrest, insert obligatory "highest standards" guote from TSA spokesperson, then shred the TSA quote by simply listing recent arrests of TSA officers at other airports.