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October 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Philadelphia International Airport intercepted a handgun at one of the security checkpoints on Thursday, October 10.  The 9mm handgun was loaded and had 17 bullets in the…
October 10, 2024 | Local Press Release
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – New technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID) as well as their flight information in real time is now in use at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security main checkpoint at…
October 9, 2024 | Local Press Release
The monthly calendar has flipped to October and the fall colors are everywhere you look—fall festivals, fall farmer’s markets and fall leaves on the trees. At Transportation Security Administration checkpoints, TSA officers see colors all year long…
October 9, 2024 | Local Press Release
Before heading to the airport passengers are reminded to learn the rules for traveling with a firearm. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers across Alabama have already intercepted 98 firearms at the security checkpoints so far this…
October 8, 2024 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport intercepted a teal-colored handgun at the main security checkpoint on Sunday, October 6. The 9mm firearm, which was not loaded, was detected inside…
October 8, 2024 | Local Press Release
BELGRADE, Montana - The next time you depart one of five Montana airports, you will have the option of having your identity verified by the latest generation of Credential Authentication Technology (CAT). The Transportation Security Administration (…
October 8, 2024 | Local Press Release
ARLINGTON, Va. – A Virginia man was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport intercepted him with a firearm and 43 bullets at a security checkpoint yesterday (October 7…
October 8, 2024 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON —The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) intercepted 5,028 firearms at airport security checkpoints during the first nine months of 2024. This total represents an average of 18.3 firearms detected per day at TSA checkpoints, more…
October 2, 2024 | Local Press Release
Passengers are reminded to learn the rules for traveling with a firearm before they head to the airport.  Travelers should know exactly what is in their bags.  Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Louis Armstrong New…
October 1, 2024 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – When a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint scanner at Philadelphia International Airport alarmed in the groin area of a Columbia County, Pa., man yesterday (September 30), a shotgun shell that appeared to be tampered…
October 1, 2024 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today its TSA PreCheck® program added Caribbean Airlines and RED Air to the nearly 100 airlines now participating in the program.TSA PreCheck is an expedited screening program…
September 30, 2024 | Local Press Release
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a passenger from bringing a handgun onboard an airplane at Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) Sunday. This was the second incident in five days. A gun was…
September 27, 2024 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Philadelphia International Airport intercepted a handgun at one of the security checkpoints on Wednesday (September 25). It was the…
September 26, 2024 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport intercepted a firearm at the main security checkpoint yesterday, September 15. The 9mm firearm was loaded with 10 bullets. When TSA officers…
September 25, 2024 | Local Press Release
SPOKANE - The next time you depart Spokane International Airport (GEG), you will have the option of having your identity verified by the latest generation of Credential Authentication Technology (CAT). The Transportation Security Administration (TSA…
September 25, 2024 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Philadelphia International Airport intercepted a handgun at one of the security checkpoints yesterday (September 24). It was the 30th firearm detected at the airport checkpoints…
September 24, 2024 | Local Press Release
Passengers are reminded to know the rules for traveling with a firearm before they head to the airport.  Passengers should arrive early and know exactly what is in their bags.  Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at…
September 23, 2024 | Local Press Release
LANCASTER, Pa.– Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Lancaster Airport intercepted a handgun at the security checkpoint yesterday, September 22. The 9mm firearm was loaded with seven bullets, including one in the chamber. An…
September 19, 2024 | Local Press Release
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Ma’Kiah Cherae Coleman, 20, of Glendale, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to four months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release for assaulting a Transportation Security…
September 18, 2024 | Local Press Release
SYRACUSE, N.Y.—Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers intercepted a loaded firearm at Syracuse Hancock International Airport that was detected among a traveler’s carry-on items at the checkpoint today, September 18. The 9mm caliber…
September 17, 2024 | Local Press Release
STATE COLLEGE, Pa.– Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at State College Regional Airport intercepted a handgun at the security checkpoint yesterday, September 16. The 9mm firearm was loaded with nine bullets, including one in the…
September 16, 2024 | Local Press Release
NORFOLK, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Norfolk International Airport prevented a Virginia Beach man from bringing his gun onto a flight yesterday, September 15, just…
September 16, 2024 | Local Press Release
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Lynchburg Regional Airport prevented a Lynchburg man from bringing his gun onto a flight this morning, September 16. The 9mm firearm was loaded with four bullets. The firearm…
September 16, 2024 | Local Press Release
SEATTLE – Three security screening officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in Washington state earned gold medals at the agency’s annual TSA National Olympics held last week at TSA headquarters in Springfield, Virginia. The…
September 12, 2024 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published a…

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