TSA searches valet parked cars at airport now...WITHOUT CONSENT OF OWNER....WHAT CONSTITUTION?

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So the woman contacted News10NBC. We found out it happened to her because she valet parked her car. Those are the only cars that get inspected. So if security feels it is necessary to search some cars in the name of safety, why not search all of them?

Laurie Iacuzza walked to her waiting car at the airport after returning from a trip and that's when she found it, a notice saying her car was inspected after she left for her flight.

Iacuzza said, “I was furious, they never mentioned it to me when I booked the valet or when I picked up the car or when I dropped it off.”

Iacuzza's car was inspected by valet attendants on orders from the TSA. But why only valet parked cars? That's what News10NBC wanted to ask the TSA director about. We reached him by phone.

News10NBC's Berkeley Brean asked, “Are the cars in the short term lots and long term lots getting searched as well?”

John McCaffery, TSA, said, No, those vehicles that are in the garage, short term long term parking, even if they carry pretty large amounts of explosives, they would not cause damage to the front of the airport. But for those who use the valet, the car could be there for a half hour or an hour so there is a vulnerability.”

News10NBC went to the valet parking and one of the attendants showed us the notice they put in the cars.

Brean said, “You're required, they tell you, you have to search the car?”

Frank Dettorre, valet parking attendant, said, “I have to do it.”

We also noticed a large sign that alerts customers that their vehicle will be inspected. The sign is on the kiosk window. Laurie Iacuzza says it was not there when she dropped off her car.

Iacuzza said, “I think the public should be aware of the fact that if their car is going to be searched, they should be informed of it.”

Laurie said she doesn't mind the security measure. She just wants to be told if her car is getting searched. News10NBC asked the owner of the company that runs the valet parking when they put up the sign. He wouldn't answer. TSA says this is part of its overall security plan and that it's a proactive move. The attendants said they've only been doing it for about a month.

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Last Edited by Uncle Fuck Stick on 07/18/2013 07:43 AM