By MATTHEW BARAKAT
Associated Press
McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Over the last decade, homeless men, a job seeker, even a skateboarder and a stranded boater have gotten past perimeter security at the D.C. region’s three major airports.
An Associated Press investigation found that there have been at least 268 perimeter security breaches at 31 major U.S. airports from January 2004 through January 2015. None was terrorism-related.
Dulles identified seven breaches; AP found one other in media reports. Reagan and BWI airports reported one apiece.
Nationally, incidents included fence jumpers taking shortcuts, intoxicated drivers crashing through barriers and mentally ill intruders looking to hop flights. None was terrorism-related.
Airports say breaches are relatively rare. Security measures include fences, cameras and patrols, but there are gaps. Not all of the miles of fences are routinely patrolled or covered by video surveillance.
