A former chief of security at O’Hare Airport is claiming that he was fired for repeatedly sounding the alarm over security vulnerabilities.
Perhaps most disturbing, he said, was that up to 10,000 private vehicles are allowed to park in a secured area by the north hangar.
He also said officers assigned to the airport’s security staff were unarmed and were rarely able to carry out searches, limiting their effectiveness. And the number of Chicago police officers was slashed, leaving as few as two officers for the entire airport on some nights, he said. [LINK]
Officer James Maurer is quoted describing O’hare as the “least secure airport in the country.”
Despite James Maurer’s 40+ years on the force, Mayor Daley is dismissing the man as “disgruntled”. Perhaps he is, but if there is an attack that takes advantage of the vulnerabilities Officer Maurer was drawing attention to, he will not be the only one who is left feeling “disgruntled”.
In general I like daley’s “go eff yourself” attitude when dealing with reporters. I think it’s the proper one to tell the truth, But with an issue like this, he should have been more politic.
“There are concerns raised about the security at O’Hare. While I hope this is just rhetoric of a disgruntled official, we will research these specific concerns, and if any of them prove true, we will vigorously work towards correcting any failures that we find in the term of our investigation.”
see?
I should be mayor of chicago, but my name isn’t daley.
TYNE! Daley could be elected mayor of chicago if she were a democrat (which she is).
Douglas- You have my vote.
And just how close is the Thomson prison (new Gitmo)to O’Hare? Too close for comfort!