PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) - Portland International Airport had a record four perimeter fence breaches in 2015, including one instance in which a person scrambled over the fence to avoid being hit by gang gunfire.
In three other 2015 breaches, people crashed their cars into the fence; in June, after driving through a fence, the driver and passenger fled and were later arrested. Last year saw a big jump in security breaches at Portland, which has five others going back to 2004.
Portland airport spokeswoman Kama Simonds says none of the 2015 breaches appear to be intentional.
Airport officials revealed the incidents during an Associated Press investigation which documented at least 345 perimeter security breaches at 31 of the nation’s busiest airports between 2004 and mid-February.
Airports say their outer defenses are strong.
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