August 6, 2021 | Local Press Release
NORFOLK, Va.—Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Norfolk International Airport caught a Virginia Beach man with a 9mm handgun loaded with seven bullets, including one in the chamber, at one of the airport security checkpoints…
August 6, 2021 | Local Press Release
DULLES, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) prevented an Atlanta man from bringing a 9mm handgun loaded with 17 bullets onto his flight yesterday, August 5. The man also had an…
August 5, 2021 | Local Press Release
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) prevented a Cattarangus, N.Y., woman from bringing a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets onto her flight on Wednesday,…
August 5, 2021 | Local Press Release
SEATTLE – To coincide with National Work Like a Dog Day, officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) on Thursday highlighted the role working canines play in transportation security…
August 5, 2021 | Local Press Release
EAU CLAIRE, WI –Wisconsin residents will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s TSA PreCheck® application program inside Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU) from Monday, Aug. 9 through Friday, Aug. 13.
The temporary…
August 4, 2021 | Local Press Release
ARLINGTON, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) prevented a Prince William County, Virginia, woman from bringing a 9mm handgun loaded with seven bullets onto her flight on…
August 4, 2021 | Local Press Release
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a passenger from carrying a .380 caliber firearm onto his flight at Yeager Airport (CRW) on Tuesday, August 3. The gun was not loaded.
Once TSA officers discovered…
August 4, 2021 | Local Press Release
RICHMOND, Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Richmond International Airport prevented a Radford, Virginia, man from carrying a loaded handgun onto his flight on Tuesday, August 3. The gun, loaded with five bullets, was detected…
August 4, 2021 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – Transportation Security Administration Administrator David P. Pekoske announced 33 members to serve on the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC), which provides recommendations for improving aviation security. The ASAC was…
August 4, 2021 | Local Press Release
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a firearm from making its way onboard an airplane at John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) Wednesday.
The incident occurred around 4:50 a.m., and TSA officials…
August 4, 2021 | Local Press Release
CLEVELAND – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a loaded handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) Tuesday.
The incident occurred around noon, and TSA officials…
August 4, 2021 | Local Press Release
CHICAGO - Transportation Security Administration officers at O’Hare International Airport and Midway International Airport discovered 11 firearms at security checkpoints in July 2021.
While firearms may be transported in checked baggage (provided…
August 3, 2021 | Local Press Release
DES MOINES, Iowa – Passenger volume has increased with the start of the summer travel season, and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to handle an increase in the number of travelers who will be flying out of Des Moines…
August 3, 2021 | Local Press Release
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Transportation Security Administration officers at Nashville International Airport (BNA) discovered 25 firearms at security checkpoints in July 2021, the highest monthly total on record for the airport.
While firearms may…
August 2, 2021 | Local Press Release
NORFOLK, Va.—Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Norfolk International Airport caught a Virginia Beach man with a .22 caliber handgun loaded with five rounds at one of the airport security checkpoints on Saturday, July 31, just…
August 2, 2021 | Local Press Release
DULLES, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) prevented a Manassas, Virginia, woman from bringing a 9mm handgun onto her flight on Saturday, July 31.
TSA alerted the…
August 2, 2021 | Local Press Release
MILWAUKEE –Wisconsin residents can enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s TSA PreCheck® application program inside Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) in a special event this week.
The temporary enrollment center is…
July 30, 2021 | Local Press Release
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – No doubt this traveler’s face turned red when Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a .380 caliber handgun loaded with four bullets in his carry-on bag at the Lehigh Valley International Airport…
July 30, 2021 | Local Press Release
NORFOLK, Va.—Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Norfolk International Airport caught a Portsmouth, Virginia, man with a .40 caliber handgun loaded with 15 bullets including one in the chamber at an airport security checkpoint…
July 29, 2021 | Local Press Release
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Burlington International Airport (BTV) is gearing up to celebrate the career and retirement of Cooper, an explosive detection canine who has worked as a Passenger Screening…
July 29, 2021 | Local Press Release
Charleston, WV – Passenger volume at West Virginia airports is increasing this summer and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to handle an increase in the number of travelers who are flying.
“We have started to see an…
July 28, 2021 | Local Press Release
DES MOINES – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Des Moines International Airport (DSM) Tuesday – the second catch in less than a week.
During the routine screening of…
July 27, 2021 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA—Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a local woman from carrying a 9mm handgun loaded with nine bullets, including one in the chamber, onto her flight this morning, Tuesday, July 27, at Philadelphia…
July 27, 2021
KETCHIKAN, Alaska - Alaskans take pride in looking out for each other. So, it was not unusual that Destiny Madewell who lives in Ketchikan, Alaska, shared a post she saw on Facebook about a woman from the Anchorage area who had lost the diamond from…
July 27, 2021 | Local Press Release
ROANOKE, Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers stopped an Alleghany County, Virginia, man from carrying a 9mm handgun onto an airplane at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport on Monday, July 26. The handgun was loaded with 16 bullets…
