Press Releases
August 2, 2024 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA—It has been an extremely busy summer at Philadelphia International Airport with two days so far exceeding 50,000 individuals coming through the security checkpoints.
“Checkpoint volume has seen quite an increase at…
August 2, 2024 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK – A Pennsylvania man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at John F. Kennedy International Airport intercepted a loaded firearm among the man’s carry-on items yesterday, August 1. It was the…
August 2, 2024 | Local Press Release
ROANOKE, Va. — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed new technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID) and confirms their flight information in real time at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional…
August 2, 2024 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK – A Queens, N.Y., man was arrested by police after his backpack alarmed for a loaded firearm at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at LaGuardia Airport on Wednesday, July 31.
When the backpack was identified as…
August 1, 2024 | Local Press Release
NEWARK, N.J. – A Tennessee man was arrested by police this morning (August 1), when Transportation Security Administration officers at Newark Liberty International Airport intercepted a firearm among the man’s carry-on items. The 9mm handgun…
July 30, 2024 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport intercepted two more loaded guns at the security checkpoint recently, one on Friday, July 26, and the other on Sunday, July 28.
“Since mid-…
July 30, 2024 | Local Press Release
AVOCA, Pa.– Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport intercepted a 9mm handgun loaded with six bullets at the airport checkpoint yesterday, Monday, July 29.
It was the second firearm that…
July 30, 2024 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH, Pa.—The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is seeing a significant spike in checkpoint volume this summer that is exceeding pre-pandemic levels by thousands of travelers per day.…
July 29, 2024 | Local Press Release
An Atlanta man and known rap artist was sentenced today to 20 months in federal prison for attempting to carry a loaded weapon in his carry-on bag as he attempted to board a flight to Atlanta.
Tiwan Raybon, 36, of Douglasville, Georgia, was…
July 26, 2024 | National Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Lester Santana III, 34, of Philadelphia, PA, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Juan R. Sánchez to one count of evading security requirements at…
July 26, 2024 | Local Press Release
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a recruiting event Monday, July 29, to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) or Security Support Assistant (SSA)…
July 24, 2024 | Local Press Release
SYRACUSE, N.Y.—Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers intercepted a loaded firearm at Syracuse Hancock International Airport that was detected among a traveler’s carry-on items at the checkpoint yesterday, Tuesday, July 23. The .45…
July 22, 2024 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport intercepted a loaded firearm at the main security checkpoint on Friday, July 19. The .45 caliber handgun was loaded with 10 bullets in the carry-…
July 22, 2024 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Harrisburg International Airport intercepted a loaded gun at the security checkpoint today, Monday, July 22. The 9mm handgun was loaded with 13 bullets, including one in the…
July 19, 2024 | Local Press Release
ASPEN, Colorado - Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are encouraging residents of Pitkin County, Colorado, to apply with the agency to work as security screening officers at Aspen - Pitkin County Airport (ASE). TSA is…
July 18, 2024 | Local Press Release
TRENTON, N.J. – A U.S. Air Marshal admitted selling “Law Enforcement Family Member” cards that were embossed with the insignia of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and making a false statement to a federal officer who was investigating…
July 16, 2024 | Local Press Release
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Residents of Westchester County and surrounding areas will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) popular TSA PreCheck® program at Westchester County Airport from Aug. 5 to 9, where officials…
July 15, 2024 | Local Press Release
BOISE, Idaho – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Sunday, July 14, 2024, screened a record 9,503 people through the security checkpoint at Boise Airport (BOI). This single day record surpassed the previous record set on Sunday, July…
July 15, 2024 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport intercepted a loaded gun at the main security checkpoint on Friday, July 12. TSA officers detected the weapon inside a Pittsburgh woman’s carry-on…
TSA encourages residents of Kauai to join the agency as security screening officers at Lihue Airport
View of Checkpoint 1 at Lihue Airport (LIH). TSA is hiring offering a $2,000 hiring incentive to work at LIH.
LIHUE, Hawaii - Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are encouraging…
July 12, 2024 | Local Press Release
NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, N.J., man was arrested by police Thursday, July 11, when Transportation Security Administration officers at Newark Liberty International Airport intercepted an unloaded .22 caliber handgun among the…
July 12, 2024 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers intercepted two firearms at checkpoints at Philadelphia International Airport on Thursday, July 11, thus stopping two individuals from carrying loaded guns onto their flights.
A…
July 12, 2024 | Local Press Release
ORLANDO, Fla.– Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Florida airports discovered a total of 382 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in the first half of 2024, down from the total of 396 found during the same time period last…
July 12, 2024 | Local Press Release
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Missouri airports discovered a total of 96 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in the first half of 2024, down from the total of 104 found during the same time period last…
July 12, 2024 | Local Press Release
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Tennessee airports discovered a total of 158 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in the first half of 2024, up slightly from the total of 157 found during the same time…
