Press Releases

ERIE, Pa. – An Edinboro, Pa., man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Erie International Airport Tom Ridge Field early this morning (June 3), with a loaded firearm among his carry-on items. The .38 caliber handgun…

RICHMOND, Va. – A Glen Allen, Va., man was cited by police on Thursday, May 30, after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport intercepted a gun among the traveler’s carry-on items. The .380 caliber…

AVOCA, Pa.– Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport intercepted a loaded .40 caliber handgun along with a total of 20 bullets in two gun magazines at the airport checkpoint yesterday,…

ARLINGTON, Va. – A Prince George’s County, Md., man was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration officers intercepted a loaded firearm among the man’s carry-on items at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday, May…

EVERETT, Washington - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Seattle Paine Field International Airport (PAE) intercepted two loaded firearms this week during routine X-ray screening of travelers carry-on luggage at the…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Willow Wood, Ohio, woman was stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at West Virginia International Yeager Airport today (May 31), with a loaded firearm among her carry-on items. The 9mm handgun was…

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. —  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for the highest passenger volumes the agency has seen at airport…

PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Marc Muffley, 41, of Landsford, PA, was sentenced to 30 months in prison and 3 years supervised release by United States District Court Judge John M. Gallagher for…

SEATTLE - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) found three loaded firearms and an inert grenade Tuesday during routine screening at the airport’s security checkpoints. The…

NEWARK, N.J. –  A Newark, N.J., man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Newark Liberty International Airport intercepted a loaded handgun among the traveler’s carry-on items on Saturday, May 25…

LINTHICUM, Md.-- Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport intercepted a loaded handgun on Sunday, May 26, that was in possession of a retail shop employee who works at the…

ARLINGTON, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport intercepted two firearms in two days last week, on what were two of…

NORFOLK, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Norfolk International Airport prevented a California man from bringing his loaded handgun onto a flight on Friday, May 24. The .45 caliber handgun was loaded with seven bullets…

RICHMOND, Va. – A Henrico, Va., man was cited by police on Saturday, May 25, after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport intercepted a gun among the traveler’s carry-on items. The .380 caliber…

RICHMOND, Va., -- Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport set a record for the most individuals screened at the airport’s two security checkpoints in a single day, yesterday, Thursday, May 23. The TSA…

PITTSBURGH – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport intercepted their fifth gun so far this month when they stopped a Texas man from bringing his 9mm handgun through the security checkpoint…

SEATTLE - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for high passenger volumes leading up to the Memorial Day weekend. TSA projects it will screen more than 365,000 departing travelers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA…

SEATTLE - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for high passenger volumes leading up to the Memorial Day weekend. TSA projects it will screen more than 365,000 departing travelers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA…

HARTFORD, Conn. – Do you have a star on your Connecticut 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. In less than one year,…

NEW ORLEANS –The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is now accepting Louisiana-issued mobile driver licenses (mDLs) at checkpoints with digital ID readers nationwide. Travelers who have downloaded the LA Wallet app to their smart phone…

RALEIGH, N.C.— Memorial Day Weekend is approaching and that means the summer travel season is about to begin.  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) is prepared to handle an increase in…

ROCHESTER, N.Y. —  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for the highest passenger volumes the agency has seen at airport…

NEW YORK – A Virginia man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at John F. Kennedy International Airport detected a loaded firearm among the man’s carry-on items yesterday, May 21. It was the fourth…

PITTSBURGH – A Butler County, Pa., man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport intercepted a loaded firearm among the man’s carry-on items. The 9mm gun was loaded with 17…

RICHMOND, Va., -- As Memorial Day Weekend approaches, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared to handle an increase in the number of travelers who will be flying out of Richmond International Airport (RIC) and airports…