Press Releases
October 21, 2020 | Local Press Release
CLEVELAND – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a man from carrying a loaded 9mm handgun onto an airplane at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) Tuesday.
At approximately 10:30 a.m., a TSA officer detected the…
October 20, 2020 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is in the process of installing new acrylic barriers at security checkpoints throughout John F. Kennedy International Airport as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to implement…
October 20, 2020 | Local Press Release
CHICAGO – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a man from carrying a loaded 9mm handgun onto an airplane at Midway International Airport (MDW) on Monday.
At approximately 8 a.m., a TSA officer detected the gun in the local…
October 20, 2020 | Local Press Release
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed new technology at the security checkpoint at Atlantic City International Airport that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification and confirms their…
October 20, 2020 | Local Press Release
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that residents of the Sioux Falls area can make an appointment now to enroll in TSA PreCheck® at Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) Monday, November 9…
October 19, 2020 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened over 1 million passengers Sunday, representing the highest number of passengers screened at TSA checkpoints since March 17, 2020. In addition to screening one million passengers…
October 19, 2020 | Local Press Release
NEWARK, N.J. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, man with a .40 caliber handgun loaded with seven bullets in Terminal C at Newark Liberty International Airport on Saturday, Oct. 17.
TSA…
October 19, 2020 | Local Press Release
LYNCHBURG, Va.–Residents of the southwestern region of Virginia will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA PreCheck™ application program inside Lynchburg Regional Airport from Nov. 9 to 13, where…
October 19, 2020 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a 9mm handgun loaded with eight bullets at a security checkpoint at Philadelphia International Airport on Thursday, Oct. 15. It marked the 21st gun that TSA officers…
October 19, 2020 | Local Press Release
LINTHICUM, Md. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) caught a Gwinn Oak, Maryland, man with two knives and a .38 caliber revolver loaded with five bullets at the…
October 16, 2020 | Local Press Release
BOSTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has completed installation of new acrylic barriers at security checkpoints throughout Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) in the agency’s ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-…
October 15, 2020 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON—Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator David Pekoske was at the TSA Transportation Security Operations Center (TSOC) on Tuesday, Oct. 13, to meet with the local TSA workforce and conduct one of his regular virtual town…
October 14, 2020 | Local Press Release
PORTLAND, Oregon - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has completed installation of new acrylic barriers in the security checkpoints at Portland International Airport (PDX) as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to prevent the spread…
October 13, 2020 | Local Press Release
ERIE, Pa. – Residents of the Erie area and northwestern Pennsylvania region will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA PreCheck™ application program inside Erie International Airport from October 19 to 23…
October 13, 2020 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Transportation Security Administration officers caught a traveler with a handgun at Pittsburgh International Airport on Saturday, Oct. 10, marking the third gun caught at the airport within a four-day span. On Tuesday, Oct. 6, TSA…
October 13, 2020 | Local Press Release
NORFOLK, Va.—Transportation Security Administration officers at Norfolk International Airport stopped a gun from getting through the checkpoint on Saturday, Oct. 10, just two days…
October 13, 2020 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON--Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Federal Security Directors are sharing some tips for travelers as they arrive at airport security checkpoints to help them…
October 13, 2020 | Local Press Release
APPLETON, Wis. – Transportation Security Administration officers (TSA) stopped a man from carrying a loaded .380 caliber handgun onto an airplane at Appleton International Airport (ATW) on Monday, Oct. 12.
At approximately 2 p.m., a TSA officer…
October 9, 2020 | Local Press Release
NORFOLK, Va.—Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped an Alabama woman from bringing a .22 caliber handgun onto an airplane at Norfolk International Airport on Thursday, Oct. 8. The gun was not loaded, although two magazines…
October 9, 2020 | Local Press Release
PHOENIX, Arizona - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) detected three firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in one day during X-ray screening of carry-on luggage at the…
October 9, 2020 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a 9mm handgun loaded with six bullets, including one in the chamber, at a security checkpoint at Philadelphia International Airport on Thursday, Oct. 8. It marked the 20th…
October 9, 2020 | Local Press Release
MILWAUKEE – Transportation Security Administration officers (TSA) stopped a man from carrying a loaded 9mm handgun onto an airplane at General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) on Thursday, Oct. 8.
At approximately 6 a.m., a TSA officer detected…
October 9, 2020 | Local Press Release
NEWARK, N.J. – Transportation Security Administration officers caught an Essex County, New Jersey, man with a 9 mm handgun loaded with 15 bullets at an airport checkpoint on Friday morning, Oct. 9.
TSA officers caught the handgun as it…
October 8, 2020 | Local Press Release
Passengers are bringing firearms to checkpoints across the state of Florida at a disproportionally higher rate than last year when there were far more passengers traveling. Four additional guns were stopped this morning by Transportation Security…
October 8, 2020 | Local Press Release
BILLINGS, Montana – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Billings International Airport (BIL) is now using new technology in the security checkpoint that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification and confirms their flight…
