Press Releases

PITTSBURGH – A Texas man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at the Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) security checkpoint yesterday, October 31, with a .40 caliber handgun loaded with 14 bullets, including one in the…

NEWARK, NJ —  Someone had a crappy day at one of the Transportation Security Administration checkpoints yesterday at Newark Liberty International Airport when he didn’t watch his “Pees and Qs” and instead of rolling through the security process…

PORTLAND, ME – An Androscoggin County, Maine, woman was caught with a 9 mm handgun loaded with six bullets at Portland International Jetport on Wednesday, October 30, after Transportation Security Administration officers at the airport stopped her…

DAYTON, Ohio - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at a Dayton International Airport (DAY) checkpoint this morning.  At approximately 5 a.m., a loaded Taurus .357 Magnum was detected in a passenger’s carry-on…

AVOCA, Pa. – A Florida man was stopped by a Transportation Security Administration officer when a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets was spotted in his carry-on bag at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport on October 28.   …

TAMPA - Transportation Security Administration officers working at Tampa Bay Area airports have detected abnormally high 15 firearms in passenger carry-on bags in October. Through Oct. 28, Tampa International Airport officers detected 12 guns,…

STERLING, Va. –  This month marks the one-year countdown until all travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or other acceptable form of ID if they want to fly domestically starting October 2020. Now is the perfect time for…

NEWARK, N.J. – A Morris County, New Jersey, man was arrested this morning, October 28, after Transportation Security Administration officers at Newark Liberty International Airport caught him trying to bring a .22 caliber handgun loaded with four…

ROANOKE, Va. – A Troutville, Virginia, man was stopped by the Transportation Security Administration with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets, at the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport checkpoint on Tuesday, October 22. The TSA officer…

BOSTON – Transportation Security Administration officers caught a West Yarmouth, Massachusetts, man with a 9 mm handgun loaded with 10 bullets at a Boston Logan International Airport checkpoint on Friday, October 18, marking the third gun caught so…

LINTHICUM, Md. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) have now caught 26 guns at the airport’s checkpoints, tying the record set in 2017. With a little more than two…

WASHINGTON, D.C. —  Five Transportation Security Administration (TSA) explosive detection canine teams who work out of Washington Dulles International Airport are featured in a new book that shares stories of dozens of canine heroes.The 267-…

DALLAS - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS) today reminded Texas residents that starting Oct. 1, 2020, travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant form of identification to board a flight…

HOUSTON - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS) are reminding Texas residents that starting Oct. 1, 2020, travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant form of identification to board a flight…

RICHMOND, Va. – A Hanover County, Virginia, man was cited on state weapons charges by police at Richmond International Airport on Monday, October 14, after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer found a .22 caliber handgun loaded…

SALT LAKE CITY - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) have discovered seven firearms in the carry-on luggage of seven different travelers in the past seven days.The latest…

PITTSBURGH – A Gilmer County, West Virginia, man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at the Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) security checkpoint yesterday, October 8, with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six…

BOISE, Idaho - One year ahead of the federally-mandated deadline of October 1, 2020, officials with the state of Idaho and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reminded Idahoans to obtain a Star Card, Idaho’s Real ID-compliant driver…

BOSTON – Transportation Security Administration officers caught a Worcester County, Massachusetts man with a handgun at a Boston Logan International Airport checkpoint on Tuesday morning, marking the second gun caught in three days at the airport…

LA CROSSE — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and The La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE) invite passengers to apply for TSA Pre ✓® at a temporary enrollment center open at the airport Monday – Friday, October 14-18, from 9:00 am -noon…

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – A Cogan Station, Pennsylvania, man was stopped by a Transportation Security Administration officer when a .25 caliber handgun loaded with five bullets, including one in the chamber, was spotted in the man’s carry-on bag at…

RICHMOND, Va. – A King William County, Virginia, man was cited on state weapons charges by police at Richmond International Airport on Saturday, October 5, after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer found a 9 mm handgun in the…

BOSTON – Transportation Security Administration officers caught a man with a handgun at a Boston Logan International Airport checkpoint on Sunday, October 6, marking 13th gun that TSA has detected at the airport checkpoints so far this year. The man…

DES MOINES - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Iowa Department of Transportation, and Iowa’s airports today held a press conference at Des Moines International Airport (DSM) to remind Iowa residents that starting Oct. 1, 2020,…

PHILADELPHIA —  As the one-year countdown to the implementation of REAL ID has begun, it is the perfect time to check whether you have a star on your Pennsylvania driver’s license. If not, there’s still time to get a REAL ID-compliant driver’s…