October 12, 2023 | Local Press Release
DULLES, Va. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers want to share some advice and tips to make the checkpoint screening process go smoothly.
“With a little planning and thought about how to pack passengers can help facilitate the…
October 12, 2023 | Local Press Release
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – An Ontario County, N.Y., man was stopped by security officers at Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport this morning (Oct. 12) when they detected a handgun in the man’s carry-on bag at the Transportation…
October 12, 2023 | Local Press Release
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a firearm from making its way onboard an airplane at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) recently.
In the incident, the male passenger presented his…
October 12, 2023 | Local Press Release
RICHMOND, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport prevented a Glen Allen, Va., man from bringing his handgun onto a flight on Wednesday, Oct. 11. The 9mm handgun was loaded with 15 bullets.
The…
October 12, 2023 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Philadelphia International Airport prevented a Montgomery County, Pa., man from bringing his handgun through the security checkpoint yesterday, Wednesday, Oct. 11. The .45…
October 11, 2023 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport caught a traveler with a loaded handgun at one of the checkpoints on Tuesday, Oct. 10, bringing the total number caught so far this year to a…
October 10, 2023 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport caught a passenger with a loaded gun at the security checkpoint on Saturday, Oct. 7, marking the fifth gun that was caught in the first seven…
October 10, 2023 | Local Press Release
BALTIMORE – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport caught a traveler with a loaded handgun at one of the checkpoints on Monday, Oct. 9, bringing the total number caught…
October 6, 2023 | Local Press Release
SEATTLE - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) discovered two firearms Friday morning during routine screening of departing travelers’ carry-on luggage. These are the fourth and fifth…
October 5, 2023 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport prevented a Westmoreland County, Pa., man from carrying his handgun through the security checkpoint early this morning.
The man, a resident…
October 3, 2023 | Local Press Release
COLUMBUS —Transportation Security Administration officers at John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) discovered a loaded firearm in a passenger’s carry-on bag Tuesday morning, bringing the total detected at the airport to 41 this year.
The…
October 3, 2023 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK – A Connecticut man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at LaGuardia Airport caught him with a .380 caliber handgun among his carry-on items this morning (Oct. 3). The .380 caliber…
October 2, 2023 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON — During the first three quarters of 2023, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) intercepted 5,072 firearms at airport security checkpoints, and at the current rate, the agency will surpass last year’s record 6,542 firearms…
October 2, 2023 | Local Press Release
BOISE, Idaho - A male traveler was stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Boise Airport (BOI) on Monday, October 2, 2023, at 5 a.m. when TSA officers detected a loaded handgun among the man’s belongings. The 9 mm Smith…
October 2, 2023 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport caught a Georgia man with a 9mm handgun at the security checkpoint on Friday, Sept. 29, marking the third gun that TSA officers detected at…
September 29, 2023 | Local Press Release
SALT LAKE CITY – A suspicious item in a traveler’s checked luggage earlier this month at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) suspended checked baggage screening operations for a nearly two hours while the Transportation Security…
September 28, 2023 | Local Press Release
Orlando, Florida – United States District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced Brian Patrick Durning (52, Altadena, CA) to five years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for assaulting a minor on an aircraft. A federal…
September 27, 2023 | Local Press Release
CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. - Traveling through an airport security checkpoint with a pet can be easy when travelers know what to expect. Small pets can travel in the cabin of an aircraft with their owners after Transportation Security Administration (TSA)…
September 26, 2023 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A Bradford County, Pa., woman was stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport early this morning, Tuesday, Sept. 26, when they detected a loaded .380 caliber handgun among…
September 26, 2023 | Local Press Release
MILWAUKEE – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) Monday.
The incident occurred around 5:30 a.m. After a TSA officer…
September 26, 2023 | Local Press Release
APPLETON, Wis. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Appleton International Airport (ATW) Sunday.
The incident occurred around 5:30 a.m. After a TSA officer spotted…
September 26, 2023 | Local Press Release
MADISON, Wis. –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) Monday.
The incident occurred around 5:30 a.m. After a TSA officer spotted the…
September 25, 2023 | Local Press Release
JOHNSTOWN, Pa.—A man who claimed to be someone who he was not was caught carrying a fraudulent ID that inaccurately portrayed himself as someone else, and was also found to be in possession of a stash of fake IDs at the Transportation Security…
September 25, 2023 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A Clarion County, Pa., woman was stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport on Sunday, Sept. 24, when they detected a loaded handgun among the woman’s belongings. The .38…
September 22, 2023 | 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 Thursday. The .45 caliber pistol was loaded with five bullets,…
