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TSA Finally Gets Some Kudos!

December 26, 2007 at 12:00 PM | 1 Comment

Newark Airport's security screeners are some of the best in the country, says the TSA. And it's not just because they do a good job catching pies in your carry-on. The EWR agents are tops at reuniting passengers with stuff left at checkpoints, including at least one $30,000 Rolex.

The TSA has four people dedicated specifically to lost property at the airport, and they've created a database to help track watches, rings, computers and even cash. The system only gets about 15 percent of stuff back into the right hands, but that's because most things don't come with ID--and because passengers don't call about lost items, figuring they'll never see them again. TSA top men are so impressed with the system they've decided to implement it nationwide.

You know the screeners are doing a good job when passengers praise them, like the real estate broker who lost that five-figure watch:

Those people were the most honest and most efficient people I can ever describe.

We beat up on the TSA pretty regularly--and they usually deserve it--but for once we're happy to say the feds are doing *something* right.

Related Stories:
· Newark Airport Screeners Create System to Track Lost Items [AP, via Newsday]
· TSA Unintentionally Hilarious Yet Again [Jaunted]
· TSA coverage [Jaunted]

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