In wake of security breach, Newark airport cameras to sound alarms when they malfunction

Newark airport cameras to be fitted with alarms

NEWARK, N.J. — Cameras at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey are being fitted with alarms to alert security personnel when there is a malfunction.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says it is installing the alarms in the wake of a security breach last month that closed a terminal for several hours, causing flight delays that rippled around the world.

Authorities say a man slipped under a rope barrier and walked past a security checkpoint to say goodbye to his girlfriend.

Officials discovered that cameras at the checkpoint had not been storing images for several days. They were forced to retrieve footage from cameras operated by Continental Airlines.

Three dozen cameras at nine security checkpoints at Newark will be connected to the alarms.