Press Releases

RICHMOND, Va. –  Nineteen years ago, he was a police officer with the New Jersey State Department of Corrections and a member of the Special Emergency Response Team, so when terrorists attacked on 9/11, Leonard Mitchell “saw our brothers and…

NEW YORK - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is in the process of installing new acrylic barriers at security checkpoints throughout LaGuardia Airport as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to implement initiatives to help prevent…

LINTHICUM, Md. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) caught a Baltimore County, Maryland, man with a .38 caliber handgun loaded with five bullets at the…

APPLETON, Wis. – Transportation Security Administration officers (TSA) stopped a woman from carrying a loaded .38 caliber handgun onto an airplane at Appleton International Airport (ATW) on Friday, September 4. At approximately 7:30 a.m., a TSA…

OMAHA, Neb. —  A new state-of-the-art advanced technology computed tomography checkpoint scanner (CT) that provides 3-D imaging has been installed and is in use at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at Eppley Airfield.…

NEW YORK – Nineteen years ago, Grace Ridley was nearing the end of a successful career in the New York Police Department and counting down to retirement. Then, on September 11, 2001, the world came crashing down. As a member of the NYPD since 1982…

OMAHA, Neb. – A North Carolina man was stopped by the Transportation Security Administration with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets at the Eppley Airfield checkpoint on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The gun was accompanied by a magazine with six…

PITTSBURGH –  Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught a West Virginia man with a 9 mm handgun loaded with seven bullets in his backpack at Pittsburgh International Airport on Tuesday, Sept. 8. It was the third gun caught…

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Orlando International Airport (MCO) stopped five loaded guns in a week, including one this morning. Year-to-date, 50 guns have been intercepted by the TSA at MCO. The trend continues across…

PITTSBURGH –  Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught an Erie County, Pennsylvania, man with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets in his backpack at Pittsburgh International Airport on Friday, Sept. 4. It was the…

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – An Arizona man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at the Eastern Iowa Airport on Sunday, Sept. 6, when they detected a 9 mm handgun in his carry-on bag. Three magazines loaded with a total of 40…

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened over 3 million passengers during the Labor Day holiday weekend (Friday, September 4 through Monday, September 7). The weekend figure was boosted by the screening of nearly 969,…

ROANOKE, Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers stopped a Salem, Virginia, man from carrying a .22 caliber handgun onto an airplane at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport on Thursday, September 3. It was loaded with five bullets. TSA…

RICHMOND, Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers stopped a Fauquier County, Virginia, man from carrying a .380 caliber handgun onto an airplane at Richmond International Airport on Thursday, September 3. It was loaded with six bullets…

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a total of six firearms at Lambert St. Louis International Airport (STL) security checkpoints in August.  Each of the firearms were discovered in passenger carry-on bags,…

SEATTLE - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport detected two firearms Friday morning during the routine X-ray screening of carry-on luggage at the security checkpoint. The first…

GREER, S.C. - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a total of six loaded firearms at the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) security checkpoint in August.  Notable incidents in August included the discovery of…

PITTSBURGH, Pa. –  Transportation Security Administration officers caught a Butler County, Pennsylvania, man with a 9 mm handgun loaded with 15 bullets in his carry-on bag at Pittsburgh International Airport on Wednesday, Sept. 2.   A TSA…

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have stopped four individuals from bringing a handgun onto an airplane within a seven-day span at Philadelphia International Airport. In each instance, the Philadelphia…

WASHINGTON—The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) wants to reassure passengers that it has taken aggressive steps to ensure aviation security while protecting them from COVID-19 in anticipation of Labor Day air travel.  TSA’s ongoing…

PHILADELPHIA —  Five new state-of-the-art advanced technology computed tomography checkpoint scanners (CT) that provide 3-D imaging have been installed and are in use at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints at Philadelphia…

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is piloting a new touchless “self-service” technology that matches a traveler’s live photo with the photo on their ID. The initiative automatically authenticates a traveler’s ID, matches…

PHILADELPHIA – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped three individuals from each bringing a handgun onto an airplane in a four-day span at Philadelphia International Airport. In each instance, the Philadelphia police…

MIDLAND, Texas - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Midland International Air & Space Port detected two firearms today, during X-ray screening of traveler and airport employee belongings at the security checkpoints…

NEWARK, N.J. – The pandemic has resulted in lost jobs, reduced work hours and lost wages for millions of Americans. When Lead Transportation Security Manager Bruce Moore learned how this was impacting his hometown of North Plainfield, N.J., he…