A four-year worker at an Alaska airport allegedly positioned GPS trackers in his coworkers’ private autos so he may monitor them outdoors of labor in a chilling surveillance scheme courting again to 2020, officers introduced Thursday.
Dustin Madden, a 40-year-old Airport Operations Specialist at Ted Stevens Anchorage Worldwide Airport, was caught by airport police and arrested after a number of coworkers reported discovering the trackers of their autos parked at work.
Madden was swiftly positioned on administrative go away and arraigned on 4 misdemeanor counts of stalking and one felony rely of tampering with proof, in accordance with the Alaska Division of Transportation and Public Amenities.
The alleged creeper was first employed on the airport on Sept. 30, 2020, in accordance with the DOT. He began up the obvious stalking quickly after, with at the very least one incident occurring in 2022, a second in 2024, and two in July of this 12 months, in accordance with courtroom information.
Authorities suspect that there are doubtless extra victims who haven’t come ahead.
If somebody does discover a suspicious gadget of their automobile, they need to keep away from touching it and get in touch with legislation enforcement instantly, officers suggested, in order that they will “reply, coordinate applicable subsequent steps and work to protect the gadget as potential proof.”
“The Anchorage Worldwide Airport is dedicated to making sure a protected, respectful and safe office, and acts of surveillance, intimidation or harassment is not going to be tolerated. Safety and privateness protocols are underneath evaluate to make sure robust safety of employees and guests, and Anchorage Police and Fireplace are rising patrol of parking areas,” the DOT stated.
Madden additionally works a facet gig at his alma mater, the College of Alaska Anchorage, as a sport day promoter, in accordance with his LinkedIn.
He attended the college from 2003 to 2013 and obtained a bachelor’s diploma in aviation and airway administration and operations whereas additionally working at Northern Air Cargo, in accordance with his profile on the networking web site.
Madden is being held on the Anchorage Correctional Complicated. He’s scheduled to look in courtroom on Aug. 26.
The Alaska airport isn’t the one one to make use of unhealthy apples in air journey.
A Spirit Airways gate agent went ballistic and screamed at passengers ready to board a flight that had been delayed for hours.
“All proper! So, everybody’s gonna shut up, and we’re gonna say this as soon as, and we’re solely gonna say it once more as a result of we’re pissed off as hell,” the agent shouted on the swarm of vacationers.
Even throughout the globe in Australia, a pair of guffawing baggage attendants captured themselves on video carelessly chucking baggage onto the conveyor belt on the finish of a turbulent day.
