Press Releases
May 12, 2023 | Local Press Release
SEATTLE - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Paine Field (PAE) and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) have discovered six loaded firearms so far this month in travelers’ carry-on luggage during routine X-ray…
May 11, 2023 | Local Press Release
ATLANTA - Kenny Wells has been sentenced to ten years in prison for possessing a firearm after having been previously convicted of multiple felony offenses. Wells made headlines when he recklessly discharged a firearm at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta…
May 10, 2023 | Local Press Release
FRESNO, Calif. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) anticipates a record number of people will be screened through security checkpoints at Fresno International Airport (FAT) and nationwide this summer, surpassing 2019 pre-pandemic…
May 10, 2023 | Local Press Release
Albany, N.Y. –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a Guilderland, N.Y., man from carrying a loaded firearm onto an airplane on Tuesday, May 9 during security screening at Albany International Airport (ALB). It was the second…
May 9, 2023 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON — Today, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recognized its top performing employees and teams during the 2022 TSA Honorary Awards celebration held at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. This is the first time the…
May 4, 2023 | Local Press Release
ALBANY, N.Y. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring additional women and men to work at Albany International Airport in preparation for the busy summer travel season.
There are currently openings for both full- and part-time…
May 4, 2023 | Local Press Release
NEWARK, N.J. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Newark Liberty International Airport stopped two travelers with loaded guns in two days after detecting the weapons at a security checkpoint in Terminal B.
A traveler from…
May 4, 2023 | Local Press Release
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is looking to bring on additional women and men to work at Syracuse Hancock International, Greater Binghamton and Ithaca Tompkins International airports in preparation for the busy spring and summer…
May 4, 2023 | Local Press Release
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – There is a certain kinship that exists among those who work at an airport. This is very true at Sacramento International Airport (SMF) where the aviation community is committed delivering top tier services to residents and…
May 4, 2023 | Local Press Release
HELENA, Mont. - Residents in and around Helena, Montana, will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) popular TSA PreCheck® program at Helena Regional Airport (HLN) Monday, June 5 through Friday, June 9. IDEMIA, an…
May 3, 2023
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A Westmoreland County, Pa., woman was stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport early this morning with her handgun in her carry-on bag. The gun was loaded with seven…
May 2, 2023 | Local Press Release
CLEVELAND —Transportation Security Administration officers at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) discovered five firearms at security checkpoints in the month of April.
Most recently, a loaded firearm was stopped Friday, April 28. So far…
May 2, 2023 | Local Press Release
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a Connecticut resident from carrying a loaded firearm onto an airplane Monday, May 1, 2023 at Bradley International Airport (BDL).
During Monday afternoon…
May 2, 2023 | Local Press Release
COLUMBUS —Transportation Security Administration officers at John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) discovered five firearms at security checkpoints in the month of April.
Most recently, a loaded firearm was stopped Monday, April 24. So…
May 2, 2023 | Local Press Release
INDIANAPOLIS —Transportation Security Administration officers at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) discovered nine firearms at security checkpoints in the month of April.
Most recently, firearms were stopped three consecutive days in…
May 2, 2023 | Local Press Release
JACKSON, Wyoming – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Monday completed the transition of security screening duties at Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) from contracted services to a fully federal operation.
Previously, security screening…
May 1, 2023 | Local Press Release
PORTLAND, Maine – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected another firearm at Portland International Jetport (PWM) on Sunday, April 30. This was the third firearm detection at PWM this year, tying the total number of firearms…
April 28, 2023 | Local Press Release
PORTLAND, Maine – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected Portland International Jetport’s (PWM) second firearm in 2023 on Thursday, April 27.
After finding the firearm in a male passenger’s carry-on bag, TSA officers…
April 28, 2023 | Local Press Release
NEWARK, N.J. – A Georgia man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Newark Liberty International Airport stopped him with a .38 caliber handgun in his carry-on bag earlier today (April 28). The…
April 27, 2023 | Local Press Release
HONOLULU – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at two of Hawaii’s airports discovered prohibited items concealed on the bodies of travelers during routine screening at the security checkpoint in the past two weeks. Their exemplary…
April 27, 2023 | Local Press Release
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hosting a hiring event to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) who work at Cherry Capital Airport (TVC).
The event…
April 26, 2023 | Local Press Release
DULLES, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) prevented a Florida man and a Virginia man from bringing their loaded handguns onto flights on Sunday, April 23, and Monday, April…
April 26, 2023 | Local Press Release
LINTHICUM, Md. — New technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID) and confirms their flight information in near real time is now in use at all of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security…
April 26, 2023 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK – A Brooklyn, N.Y., man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a loaded handgun and more than 100 bullets in the man’s carry-on bag at a LaGuardia Airport security checkpoint on…
April 26, 2023 | Local Press Release
NORWALK, Conn. – Residents in the Norwalk area will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) popular TSA PreCheck® program through enrollment provider, IDEMIA, at the AAA office in Norwalk from May 1 to 5, where…
