Press Releases

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A federal criminal complaint has been filed against a Mexican national after TSA agents at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport found firearms and methamphetamine in his luggage, announced Acting United States Attorney W.…

WARWICK, R.I. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a male passenger from carrying a loaded firearm onto an airplane at T.F. Green Airport (PVD) on Friday, October 29. This was the third firearm detection this calendar year…

LA CROSSE, Wis. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE) Saturday. During the routine screening of carry-on luggage, a TSA officer…

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) offers a few “tricks” in advance of Halloween to help air travelers successfully navigate airport checkpoints if they plan to show Hallows Eve spirit during their flight. TSA offers these…

NEW YORK – The Transportation Security Administration is hiring security officers at LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy International Airports in Flushing with a…

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a man from carrying a loaded firearm onto his flight at Bradley International Airport (BDL) on Tuesday, October 26. It was the fifth firearm detected at BDL…

SAN ANTONIO, Tx. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at San Antonio International Airport (SAT) have discovered 47 firearms at security checkpoints as of October 25, of this year. In 2020, TSA officers discovered 43 firearms at…

DULLES, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) stopped a Warren County, Virginia, man from bringing his 9mm handgun onto his flight on Thursday, October 21. The firearm was not…

CHICAGO —Transportation Security Administration officers at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) stopped two handguns from making their way onto flights in separate incidents Wednesday. The incidents occurred around 6:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.…

RICHMOND, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport prevented a Richmond woman from carrying her .380 caliber handgun loaded with eight bullets onto her flight on Tuesday, October 19. The gun was…

ARLINGTON, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) prevented a Fairfax Station, Virginia, man from bringing his .40 caliber handgun loaded with 13 bullets onto his flight early…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a recruiting event Tuesday and Wednesday, October 19 and 20 to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Memphis…

DULLES, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) stopped a Montgomery County, Maryland, man from bringing his loaded gun onto his flight last week (Thursday, Oct. 14). The 9 mm…

HOUSTON, Tx. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) have discovered 167 firearms at security checkpoints as of October 12, of this year. In 2020, TSA officers discovered 120 firearms at…

BOSTON – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected another firearm in a man’s backpack at a BOS security checkpoint this weekend.   On Sunday just after 9:00am, TSA officers detected the loaded .22 firearm along with a…

WASHINGTON – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a record number of firearms at airport security checkpoints this year, establishing a 20-year record with three months remaining in the calendar year and fewer passengers…

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A Washington County, Pennsylvania, woman was caught with a loaded handgun by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) at the security checkpoint on Saturday, October 9. …

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, man was arrested by the police this morning (October 8) after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport detected a loaded gun in the man’s carry-on bag…

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers stopped a Hampton, Virginia,  man from carrying his .22 caliber handgun along with four bullets onto an airplane at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport on Thursday…

FLINT, Michigan —  A credential authentication technology (CAT) unit has been installed and is in use at the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Flint Bishop International Airport (FNT). “The new credential authentication…

MCALLEN, TX – Residents of McAllen and the Rio Grande Valley will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA PreCheck® program at McAllen International Airport (MFE) October  18 - 22. The airport is a…

DULLES, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) stopped a Fredericksburg, Virginia, man from bringing his gun and ammunition onto his flight yesterday, October 6. The 9 mm handgun…

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. —  The Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Niagara Falls International Airport is now using new technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID) and confirms their flight information…

PITTSBURGH, Pa. --Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and local law enforcement officials are highly concerned about the frequency that they are seeing travelers carry their handguns to security checkpoints at Pittsburgh International…

CLEVELAND – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented two handguns from being carried onboard an airplane at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) in the past week. In the first incident on Monday, Sept. 27, at around…