{"id":28234,"date":"2011-12-30T10:12:23","date_gmt":"2011-12-30T17:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalterroralert.com\/?p=28234"},"modified":"2012-01-15T10:06:45","modified_gmt":"2012-01-15T17:06:45","slug":"from-planes-to-trains-tsa-expands-spot-searches-to-union-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalterroralert.com\/from-planes-to-trains-tsa-expands-spot-searches-to-union-station\/","title":{"rendered":"From Planes To Trains – TSA Expands Spot Searches To Union Station"},"content":{"rendered":"
In what has become a familiar sight at LAX and the rest of the nation\u2019s airports will soon be coming to the city\u2019s busiest train station.<\/p>\n
KNX 1070?s Pete Demetriou reports rail passengers have started seeing Transportation Security Administration on patrol at Union Station on a more frequent basis.<\/p>\n
As many as 25 VIPR (Visible Intermodal Prevention & Response) teams began patrolling train stations nationwide last summer conducting an estimated 9,300 \u201csuspicionless\u201d spot searches of travelers.<\/p>\n