Press Releases
May 16, 2024 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for the highest passenger volumes the agency has seen at airport security checkpoints nationwide during this summer’s travel season, which begins Memorial Day weekend and runs…
May 14, 2024 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH – A Salem, W.Va., man was stopped with a loaded gun by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport on Monday, May 13,…
May 13, 2024 | Local Press Release
The gun was detected as the man entered the security checkpoint. The X-ray unit alerted on the carry-on bag, which required a closer inspection. The firearm was removed by the local police, who confiscated the weapon and cited the man on a weapons…
May 13, 2024 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH – A Greensburg, Pa., man was stopped with a loaded gun by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport when they caught him with the weapon at the security checkpoint on Sunday, May 12. The 9mm…
May 9, 2024 | Local Press Release
ALBANY, N.Y. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is looking to hire TSA officers at Syracuse Hancock International, Albany International and Buffalo-Niagara International Airports within the next few months.
TSA officers…
May 9, 2024 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) appointed nine people as voting members of the Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee (STSAC). With these appointments, two new and seven reappointed, the STSAC now includes…
May 7, 2024 | Local Press Release
NEWARK, N.J. – A Florida man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Newark Liberty International Airport intercepted a loaded pistol among the traveler’s carry-on bag on Monday, May 6. The .38…
May 7, 2024 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH – A Greensburg, Pa., woman was stopped with a loaded gun by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport when they caught her with the weapon at the security checkpoint on Friday, May 3. The…
May 2, 2024 | Local Press Release
MILWAUKEE – Rex, a 6-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer, has had his last run as a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) passenger screening canine at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE).
The dog is ready to trade in his working…
May 2, 2024 | Local Press Release
RALEIGH, N.C.— Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have stopped 33 firearms from being carried onto airplanes at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) during the first four months of 2024. The increase in passenger volume this…
May 2, 2024 | Local Press Release
SANDSTON, Va. — Do you have a star on your Virginia driver’s license? If not, there’s still time to get your REAL ID-compliant driver’s license with that star on it. But it’s better to get it sooner, rather than later.
Virginia residents who…
May 1, 2024 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published in the Federal Register…
April 30, 2024 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON and NEW YORK — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that it is expanding TSA PreCheck® with CLEAR, which is now offering TSA PreCheck enrollment services at …
April 30, 2024 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH – An Ohio man was arrested by police on Friday, April 26, after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers intercepted three handguns and ammunition concealed inside a metal briefcase.
Each handgun was wrapped in aluminum foil…
April 30, 2024 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recognized its top performing employees and teams during the 2023 TSA Honorary Awards Ceremony held at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on April 30.
“It’s my greatest honor…
April 30, 2024 | Local Press Release
DENVER - A Lead Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer (LTSO) who works at Denver International Airport (DEN) was recognized as the national 2023 Passenger Support Specialist (PSS) at an agency award ceremony held today at Ronald…
April 29, 2024 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK – A Florida woman was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at LaGuardia Airport detected her handgun and ammunition artfully concealed among the woman’s carry-on items. TSA officers removed a .25…
April 29, 2024 | Local Press Release
Alexander Michael Dominic MacDonald sentenced to time served and restitution
BANGOR, Maine: A Chelmsford, England man was sentenced this week in U.S. District Court in Bangor for interfering with a flight crew. The charge stemmed from an…
April 29, 2024 | Local Press Release
RICHMOND, Va. – A Powhatan, Va., man was cited by police on Thursday, April 25, after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport stopped him from bringing a handgun onto a flight. The 9mm firearm was…
April 25, 2024 | Local Press Release
ARLINGTON, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport intercepted their sixth firearm at one of the airport checkpoints so far this month, the latest stopped on Tuesday, April 23. The 9mm…
April 24, 2024 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — 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 main checkpoint at…
April 24, 2024 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – A Florida man was cited by police yesterday (April 23) at Philadelphia International Airport after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a gun in the man’s carry-on bag at one of the airport security…
April 22, 2024 | Local Press Release
NORFOLK, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Norfolk International Airport prevented a Florida resident from bringing his loaded handgun onto a flight on Friday, April 19.
The handgun was loaded with 13 bullets, including…
April 22, 2024 | Local Press Release
DULLES, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) prevented a Manassas Park, Va., man from bringing his handgun onto a flight on Saturday, April 20. The .40 caliber handgun was…
April 19, 2024 | Local Press Release
Jackson, Miss. – A Mexican National was sentenced to 24 months in prison for unlawful return of an alien removed after conviction for a felony and unlawful possession of a means of identification.
According to court documents, Juan Carlos Troncoso-…
