Press Releases
July 26, 2018 | Local Press Release
PHOENIX – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on July 26 provided tips for passengers who are traveling with firearms and ammunition on a commercial aircraft.“Every day, at airports across the country, TSA officers detect firearms –…
July 24, 2018 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK — A new state-of-the-art advanced technology computed tomography checkpoint scanner (CT) that provides 3-D imaging is being tested at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint in the American Airlines Terminal at John F.…
July 24, 2018 | Local Press Release
ALLENTOWN, Pa.– An Allentown, Pennsylvania, man was arrested by Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority Police yesterday (July 23) after a Transportation Security Administration officer at Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) spotted a loaded gun…
July 24, 2018 | Local Press Release
BISMARCK, N.D. - An officer with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered a firearm July 24 in the carry-on baggage of a male passenger traveling from the Bismarck Airport (BIS) to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.The…
July 23, 2018 | Local Press Release
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered two loaded firearms in separate incidents at the Charleston International Airport (CHS) security checkpoint today. At approximately 7 a.m., a loaded Bersa .380…
July 18, 2018 | Local Press Release
SAN DIEGO – Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and San Diego International Airport (SAN) are prepared for what is projected to be one of the busiest weeks of the 2018 summer travel season.San Diego is once again host to…
July 17, 2018 | Local Press Release
WICHITA, Kan. — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered two loaded firearms in two days at Kansas airports. The first was found at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT) and the second at Manhattan Regional Airport (…
July 14, 2018 | Local Press Release
DULLES, Va. – It turned out to be a bad Friday the 13th for a Prince George’s County man who was caught with a loaded handgun at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) yesterday, July 13, after a Transportation Security Administration officer…
July 13, 2018 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK – Individuals passing through New York Penn Station will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA Pre✓® application program inside the United Airlines Ticketing Office through September 7, where…
July 13, 2018 | Local Press Release
Corpus Christi, Tex. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered a loaded firearm in a carry-on bag at Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) this morning at the security screening checkpoint. TSA found the .38…
July 13, 2018 | Local Press Release
LINTHICUM, Md. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) stopped an Anne Arundel County, Maryland, man with a loaded handgun at one of the airport’s checkpoints Thursday,…
July 12, 2018 | Local Press Release
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A Louisa, Virginia, woman was cited by police after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (CHO) spotted a loaded…
July 12, 2018 | Local Press Release
NORFOLK, Va. – This is shaping up to be the busiest summer travel season ever for the high volume of passengers and crew members screened at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints nationwide. With that in mind, TSA Officer Christine…
July 10, 2018 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today introduced a new career progression plan for its frontline employees to foster career growth and training for improved operational performance. The new plan provides operational…
July 10, 2018 | Local Press Release
DULLES, Va. – A Fredericksburg, Virginia, man was cited by airport police at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) today (July 10) after a Transportation Security Administration officer spotted a loaded gun in the man’s carry-on bag at one…
July 3, 2018 | Local Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Friday before the Independence Day holiday was the second busiest day in the history of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) with more than 2.67 million travelers and crew members screened at checkpoints nationwide on…
July 3, 2018 | Local Press Release
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Spokane International Airport (GEG) showcased an expanded security checkpoint for use by travelers departing on flights from the A/B concourse. The airport is completing…
July 3, 2018
BECKLEY, W.Va. – A Fayette County, West Virginia, man was cited by police after a Transportation Security Administration officer at Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) spotted a loaded gun in the man’s carry-on bag at the airport checkpoint on…
July 3, 2018 | Local Press Release
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. – A Cattaraugus County, New York, woman was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped her from bringing a loaded handgun…
June 27, 2018 | Local Press Release
NORFOLK, Va.—A Kentucky man was caught by the Transportation Security Administration with a loaded gun at a Norfolk International Airport checkpoint Tuesday, June 26, marking the third gun caught at one of the airport checkpoints so far this month.…
June 27, 2018 | Local Press Release
NORFOLK, Va. — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is preparing for another record-breaking travel season this summer, as 243 million passengers and crew are projected to come through security checkpoints nationwide between Memorial Day…
June 27, 2018 | Local Press Release
LINTHICUM, Md. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) stopped a Lancaster, Pennsylvania, woman with a loaded handgun at one of the airport’s checkpoints today,…
June 27, 2018 | Local Press Release
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A Charlottesville, Virginia, man was cited by police after a Transportation Security Administration officer at Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (CHO) spotted a loaded gun in the man’s carry-on bag at the airport checkpoint on…
June 25, 2018 | Local Press Release
LINTHICUM, Md. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) stopped an Anne Arundel County, Maryland, man…
June 25, 2018 | Local Press Release
Burlington, Vt. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Burlington International Airport (BTV) are preparing for a busy travel season this summer, as BTV anticipates a more than 16 percent increase in the number of passengers screened…
