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March 12, 2020 | Local Press Release
NEWARK, N.J. – A New Jersey man was arrested by police after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer caught him with a 9 mm handgun along with an additional magazine loaded with eight hollow-point bullets in his duffle bag at a…
March 11, 2020 | Local Press Release
SOUIX CITY, IOWA– A Nebraska woman was caught with a 9 mm handgun loaded with eight bullets including one in the chamber by a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Sioux Gateway Airport early this morning (March 11).The TSA officer…
March 9, 2020 | Local Press Release
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Residents of the Chippewa Valley area will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA Pre✓® program at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU) from March 23 to 27, where officials will host a…
March 2, 2020 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – A Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, man was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration officers at Philadelphia International Airport detected a 9 mm handgun in the man’s carry-on bag in addition to a magazine loaded…
March 2, 2020 | Local Press Release
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – A Salem, New Jersey, woman was caught with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets by a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Atlantic City International Airport on Friday, Feb. 28.The TSA officer…
March 2, 2020 | Local Press Release
WARWICK, RI –A Cranston, Rhode Island, man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at T.F. Green International Airport (PVD) today after they caught him with a .45 caliber handgun loaded with nine bullets in his backpack at…
February 27, 2020 | Local Press Release
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Harrisburg International Airport prevented a Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, man from bringing a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets onto an airplane yesterday, Feb. 26.…
February 27, 2020 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK – A Kentucky man became the first individual caught by the Transportation Security Administration with a firearm at a LaGuardia Airport checkpoint this year. He was stopped with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with seven bullets in his carry-…
February 27, 2020 | Local Press Release
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at a Memphis International Airport (MEM) checkpoint this morning.  At approximately 5:30 a.m., a loaded DB 9mm handgun was detected in a passenger’s carry-…
February 27, 2020 | Local Press Release
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today reminded California residents that starting Oct. 1, 2020, travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant driver license, identification card or another acceptable form of…
February 27, 2020 | Local Press Release
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - New technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s photo identification and confirms their flight information is being used by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at some of the security checkpoints at…
February 26, 2020 | Local Press Release
BOSTON —  New technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID) and confirms their flight information in near real time is being used by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at several security…
February 26, 2020 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH –  A Butler County, Pennsylvania, man was stopped at Pittsburgh International Airport after Transportation Security Administration officers caught him with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with five bullets, including one in the chamber…
February 25, 2020 | Local Press Release
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Huntington, West Virginia, man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at Yeager Airport today (Feb. 25), when they detected a 9 mm handgun loaded with five bullets in his carry-on bag.TSA officials…
February 24, 2020 | Local Press Release
LINTHICUM, Md. – A Sussex County, Delaware, man was arrested after Transportation Security Administration officers at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) caught him with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with four bullets…
February 24, 2020 | Local Press Release
NEWBURGH, N.Y.—A Dutchess County, New York, woman was stopped by the Transportation Security Administration after a TSA officer spotted her with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with seven bullets, including one in the chamber, at the New York Stewart…
February 24, 2020 | Local Press Release
NORFOLK, VA—A North Carolina woman was cited by airport police after a Transportation Security Administration officer spotted her with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets at the Norfolk International Airport checkpoint on Friday, Feb. 21…
February 21, 2020 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – Residents of the Philadelphia area will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA Pre✓® application program inside Philadelphia International Airport from March 23 to 27, where officials will…
February 21, 2020 | Local Press Release
WARWICK, RI –A Florida woman was arrested by airport police yesterday (Feb. 20) after Transportation Security Administration officers at T.F. Green International Airport (PVD) caught her with a Derringer loaded with two bullets in her hand-bag at…
February 21, 2020 | Local Press Release
PORTLAND, ME – The Transportation Security Administration caught a Somerset County, Maine, man at the Portland International Jetport checkpoint with a 9 mm handgun loaded with six bullets this morning (Feb. 21.)A TSA officer spotted the man’s gun…
February 21, 2020 | Local Press Release
RICHMOND, Va. – A Williamsburg, Virginia, man was issued a summons by police at Richmond International Airport on Thursday, Feb. 20, after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer spotted a .380 caliber handgun loaded with seven…
February 21, 2020 | Local Press Release
PHOENIX - New technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s photo identification and confirms their flight information is being used by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at some of the security checkpoints at Phoenix Sky…
February 19, 2020 | Local Press Release
GRAND ISLAND, NE – A Keith County, Nebraska, man was stopped by the Transportation Security Administration with a 9 mm gun loaded with 17 bullets, including one in the chamber at the Central Nebraska Regional Airport security checkpoint yesterday (…
February 15, 2020 | Local Press Release
OMAHA, NE – A Saline County, Nebraska, man was stopped by the Transportation Security Administration with a 9 mm gun loaded with 17 bullets at the Eppley Airfield checkpoint on Valentine’s Day.TSA officers caught the handgun as it entered the…
February 14, 2020 | Local Press Release
MILWAUKEE. – A Milwaukee, Wisconsin woman was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at Mitchell International Airport on Thursday, Feb. 13, when they detected a purple 9 mm caliber handgun loaded with 10 bullets including one in…

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