February 26, 2024 | Local Press Release
NORFOLK, Va. — New technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID) and confirms their flight information in real time is now in use at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security checkpoints at Norfolk…
February 23, 2024 | Local Press Release
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) honored the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation (IndyGo) with the prestigious Gold Standard Award for security in its bus system on Thursday, Feb. 22. IndyGo is one of only…
TSA officer saves life of colleague using Heimlich response at Buffalo Niagara International Airport
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Buffalo Niagara International Airport Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Officer Marie Benny and Supervisory Officer William Brand, seated just a few feet apart from each other in the breakroom, were not much more than…
February 21, 2024 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH – A Warren County, Pa., man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers intercepted the man’s loaded handgun at Pittsburgh International Airport yesterday, Feb. 20.
The man, a resident of Warren, Pa…
February 20, 2024 | Local Press Release
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a woman from carrying a firearm onto an airplane at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) on Monday, February 19. This was the first firearm detection this year by…
February 16, 2024 | Local Press Release
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) have intercepted two guns this week during routine X-ray screening of carry-on luggage at the security checkpoint.…
February 16, 2024 | Local Press Release
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have already intercepted 12 firearms at the security checkpoints at Miami International Airport (MIA) this year.
If you are going to travel with your firearm it must be in your checked bag,…
February 14, 2024 | Local Press Release
NORFOLK, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Norfolk International Airport prevented a Norfolk resident from bringing his handgun onto a flight yesterday, Tuesday, Feb. 13. The .38 caliber revolver was loaded with five…
February 13, 2024 | Local Press Release
LAS VEGAS - With the inaugural Super Bowl held in Las Vegas in the books, attention turned to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) Monday morning for the traditional post-game “get away” and a surge in the number of departing travelers at…
February 13, 2024 | Local Press Release
DULLES, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) prevented a Gerrardstown, W.Va., woman from bringing her handgun onto a flight yesterday (Feb. 12).
The 9mm handgun was…
February 12, 2024 | Local Press Release
Jackson, Miss. - A record number of passengers brought firearms into the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints at Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) in Jackson, MS, last year.
TSA officers intercepted 35…
February 12, 2024 | Local Press Release
Gulfport, Miss. - A record number of passengers brought firearms into the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints across the state of Mississippi last year.
TSA officers intercepted 50 firearms across Mississippi in 2023, the…
February 12, 2024 | Local Press Release
RICHMOND, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport prevented a Richmond, Va., man from bringing his handgun onto a flight on Sunday, Feb. 11.
The 9mm handgun was loaded with 10 bullets.
The gun…
February 9, 2024 | Local Press Release
LAS VEGAS - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hosting some special guests this week who are helping to keep the public safe and secure leading up to and in the days after Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas.
The U.S. Department of…
February 9, 2024 | Local Press Release
ARLINGTON, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport stopped a Fredericksburg, Va., woman from carrying her handgun onto a flight early this morning, Feb. 9.
The .380 caliber gun was…
February 8, 2024 | Local Press Release
NORFOLK, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Norfolk International Airport prevented a Virginia Beach man from bringing his handgun onto a flight this morning, Thursday, Feb. 8. The 9mm gun was loaded with 15 bullets.
The…
February 7, 2024 | Local Press Release
BOSTON – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a woman from carrying a loaded firearm onto an airplane at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) on Tuesday, February 6. After going the entire month of January without a…
February 7, 2024 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), along with key U.S. and international government agencies published a Joint …
February 6, 2024 | Local Press Release
BANGOR, Maine – During morning security screening on Monday, February 5, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers immediately notified Bangor Police after detecting a firearm in a male passenger’s carry-on bag. Police discovered a…
February 6, 2024 | Local Press Release
SAN FRANCISCO – Football fans planning to head to Las Vegas to cheer on the 49ers can fly like winners if they follow a few travel tips before their flight to the big game and back home with their stash of Super Bowl souvenirs.
Transportation…
February 6, 2024 | Local Press Release
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Football fans planning to head to Las Vegas to cheer on the Chiefs can fly like winners if they follow a few travel tips before their flight to the big game and back home with their stash of Super Bowl souvenirs.
Transportation…
February 5, 2024 | Local Press Release
BOSTON – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a male passenger from carrying a firearm onto an airplane at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) on Saturday, February 3.
During Saturday morning security screening a TSA…
February 5, 2024 | Local Press Release
DENVER – Officials with Denver International Airport (DEN) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today previewed the new West Security Checkpoint located on Level 6 of the airport terminal. The checkpoint will feature 17 lanes to…
February 2, 2024 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA - During 2023, TSA officers at Philadelphia International prevented 45 guns from being carried onto planes by passengers, which surpassed the previous record of 44 guns caught, which was set in 2022. Eighty-nine percent of those guns…
February 2, 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) Wednesday.
The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m., when the…
