More Travelers Face Searches on Way to City - New York Times. Hundreds of suburban commuters, from central New Jersey to Rockland
County, N.Y., were asked for the first time yesterday to submit their
bags for inspection by the police, as two major transit carriers in the
region joined New York City authorities trying to buffer their train,
subway and bus systems against a terror attack.
New Jersey Transit's police officers conducted more than 1,100
searches at commuter rail stations in Trenton and Secaucus and a
light-rail station in Hoboken, among other transit hubs. Around 5:30
p.m., a 21-year-old man was arrested and charged with possession of
illegal fireworks, a misdemeanor, as he tried to board a light-rail
train in Hoboken, the transit agency said. He was given a court date
and released.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey searched bags at
several Manhattan stations on the PATH commuter railroad, including the
33rd Street and World Trade Center site stations, and at the Port
Authority Bus Terminal, which is the busiest in the United States, and
is used for long-distance travel as well as for daily commuting.
The expansion of searches occurred against a backdrop of anxiety in
New York City, where the police continued to conduct widespread bag
inspections in the subways under a policy authorized by Mayor Michael
R. Bloomberg last week. Searches on the Long Island Rail Road and the
Metro-North Railroad began on Friday. [Privacy Digest: Privacy News (Civil Rights, Encryption, Free Speech, Cryptography)]
Just say no to warrantless searches.
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