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...April 2002, Norristown, Pa. Incident: A lawyer forgot his licensed weapon was in his briefcase and put it through the x-ray machine; the security officer was distracted and didn't see it until later, when the alarm was raised and the weapon tracked down Security: The security officer was subsequently reassigned...
...February 2002, Milwaukee, Wis. Incident: A local television reporter passed a briefcase containing 10 banned items through the Milwaukee County Courthouse x-ray security checkpoint a total of 12 times in two days. A videotape showed a security officers looking away from the monitor as some items went through Security: Authorities said they were shocked by the "gaping" holes in their security system...
Evidence gathered with scientific equipment made the case even stronger. With the help of a small, portable, digital X-ray machine, Fletcher's team captured images of the interior of the bodies from numerous angles and assembled them into complete portraits of the three mummies. That work helped confirm that the young woman was between 19 and 30--the right age for Nefertiti. The older woman was 35 to 45, and the boy was between 12 and 14. "We can't be more precise," concedes Brothwell. "We're dealing with an ancient population that could have had different rates...
After the incident, Mercedes was taken to jail, while Reyes went first to University Health Services and then to Mt. Auburn Hospital for a face X-ray and treatment for swelling on her lip, jaw and cheek and bruising under her eye, according to police reports...
...benches that are perfectly usable, but the biggest stands—those behind home plate—are obstructed by protective green mesh on the fence. There’s no point in sitting there unless you’re at the very top of the bleachers or possess x-ray vision...