Press Releases
October 25, 2022 | Local Press Release
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. — Travelers who want to board an airplane will soon need a star or flag on their New York state driver’s license, indicating that it is a REAL ID-compliant credential or they will need another form of approved identification…
October 24, 2022 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport detected a handgun along with a box of ammunition at the security checkpoint on Friday, Oct. 21. The .40 caliber handgun was detected in the…
October 24, 2022 | Local Press Release
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Harrisburg International Airport stopped a Harrisburg resident with a handgun in his carry-on bag at the airport security checkpoint on Friday, Oct. 21. The 9mm gun was…
October 24, 2022 | Local Press Release
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Transportation Security Administration officers at Memphis International Airport (MEM) discovered a loaded firearm at a security checkpoints yesterday, bringing the total detected at the airport to a record 68 this year.
At…
October 21, 2022 | Local Press Release
INDIANAPOLIS – The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Indiana Explosive Detection Canine Program hosted its sixth-annual Multi-Agency K9 Training Event in Avon on Friday.
More than 50 handlers and their dogs representing TSA and…
October 20, 2022 | Local Press Release
NORFOLK, Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Norfolk International Airport stopped a Florida resident from carrying his handgun onto a flight on Wednesday, Oct. 19. The 9mm gun, was not loaded. The catch came just three days…
October 19, 2022 | Local Press Release
MILWAUKEE — Officials from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) commemorated the 20th anniversary of the federalization of Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) this week by recognizing members of the workforce who have…
October 19, 2022 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport detected a fourth gun within a five-day span from Friday, Oct. 14, through Tuesday, Oct. 18.
“I don’t know why…
October 18, 2022 | Local Press Release
LINTHICUM, Md. – Future guide dogs had an opportunity to explore the Baltimore/Washington International-Thurgood Marshall Airport terminal including practice going through a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint last night so that…
October 18, 2022 | Local Press Release
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Fayette County, W.Va., man was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Yeager Airport caught a loaded handgun in the man’s carry-on bag on Monday, October 17. The .380 caliber…
October 18, 2022 | Local Press Release
Passengers across the state of Alabama continue to bring guns to the Transportation Security Administration’s security checkpoints. Guns are not permitted in carry-on bags. They may only travel in checked baggage and must be declared to the…
October 18, 2022 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced a new cybersecurity security directive regulating designated passenger and freight railroad carriers. Today’s announcement demonstrates the…
October 18, 2022 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport detected a third gun within a four-day span from Friday, Oct. 14, through Monday, Oct. 17.
A loaded .40 caliber handgun was spotted in a…
October 17, 2022 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a loaded handgun in the carry-on bag of a Pittsburgh, Pa., man on Friday, Oct. 14, and another loaded gun on Saturday, Oct. 15, in the carry-on bag of Colorado man at the…
October 17, 2022 | Local Press Release
NORFOLK, Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Norfolk International Airport stopped a Texas resident from carrying a loaded handgun onto his flight on Sunday, Oct. 16.
TSA officers stopped the man when his carry-on bag triggered…
October 14, 2022 | Local Press Release
LINTHICUM, Md. -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) team at Baltimore/Washington-Thurgood Marshall International Airport (BWI) is coming across an abundance of prohibited items that travelers are bringing to the security checkpoints,…
October 13, 2022 | Local Press Release
ARLINGTON, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) prevented a Fauquier County, Va., man from carrying his handgun onto his flight on Wednesday, Oct. 12. The 9mm gun was loaded…
October 13, 2022 | Local Press Release
BOSTON – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a man from carrying a loaded firearm onto an airplane on Wednesday at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS).
During Wednesday morning security screening at Delta checkpoint…
October 12, 2022 | Local Press Release
MILWAUKEE –Wisconsin residents can enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s TSA PreCheck® application program inside Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) in a special event this month.
The temporary enrollment center is…
October 12, 2022 | Local Press Release
RICHMOND, Va. –A Williamsburg, Va., resident was cited by the police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport caught her with a handgun in her carry-on bag on Tuesday, Oct. 11. The 9mm handgun was…
October 11, 2022 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK – A North Carolina resident was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented him from carrying his loaded handgun onto his flight at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday, Oct. 9. The 9mm…
October 11, 2022 | Local Press Release
BOSTON – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a 78-year-old man from carrying a loaded firearm onto an airplane on Tuesday, October 11th at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS).
During Tuesday morning security…
October 11, 2022 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a loaded handgun in the carry-on bag of a Pittsburgh resident at the Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint on Friday, Oct. 7. The 9mm gun was loaded with 13…
October 6, 2022 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will be conducting two recruitment events on October 18 and 19 to hire additional officers to work at Philadelphia International Airport.
The events will run from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.…
October 6, 2022 | Local Press Release
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – A new, more convenient passenger security checkpoint is ready for operation at Burlington International Airport (BTV). The new checkpoint will enhance the security checkpoint experience for travelers going through the…
