Originally Posted by whirledtraveler
I think that the thing that you don't see is that by notifying a LEO you have expanded the scope of the search. It doesn't matter whether you as a TSA employee conduct the search or not, the search's scope has been expanded beyond security purposes.
Indeed it has, and it is no longer a TSA search at this point. It is a police matter being handled by a duly sworn peace officer whose job it is to uphold the law.