Press Releases

RICHMOND, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers intercepted two firearms at the Richmond International Airport checkpoints this past weekend, bringing the total number caught at Richmond so far this year to 18, which exceeds…

DES MOINES – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Des Moines International Airport (DSM) Wednesday. This is the eighth firearm detected at a DSM checkpoint this year.…

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have already intercepted 62 firearms at the security checkpoints across Alabama this year, with 14 of them at Huntsville International Airport (HSV) and three of those in three consecutive days…

HARRISBURG, Pa. —  Do you have a star on your Pennsylvania 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. Pennsylvania…

DALLAS – In a ten-day period ranging from May 26 to June 4, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Dallas Love Field Airport intercepted ten firearms in traveler’s carry-on items. The handguns were caught as the travelers entered…

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have already intercepted 62 firearms at the security checkpoints across Alabama this year, with 41 of them at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM.). If you are going to travel…

RENO, Nevada - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for high passenger volumes throughout the summer at airports nationwide including Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO). TSA projects it will screen a record number of…

RICHMOND, Va. – A Richmond, Va.,  resident was cited by police for carrying a loaded gun to the Richmond International Airport Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint on Friday, May 31, one day after a…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…