Press Releases

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers stopped a Hampton, Virginia,  man from carrying his .22 caliber handgun along with four bullets onto an airplane at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport on Thursday…

FLINT, Michigan —  A credential authentication technology (CAT) unit has been installed and is in use at the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Flint Bishop International Airport (FNT). “The new credential authentication…

MCALLEN, TX – Residents of McAllen and the Rio Grande Valley will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA PreCheck® program at McAllen International Airport (MFE) October  18 - 22. The airport is a…

DULLES, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) stopped a Fredericksburg, Virginia, man from bringing his gun and ammunition onto his flight yesterday, October 6. The 9 mm handgun…

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. —  The Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Niagara Falls International Airport is now using new technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID) and confirms their flight information…

PITTSBURGH, Pa. --Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and local law enforcement officials are highly concerned about the frequency that they are seeing travelers carry their handguns to security checkpoints at Pittsburgh International…

CLEVELAND – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented two handguns from being carried onboard an airplane at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) in the past week. In the first incident on Monday, Sept. 27, at around…

MEDFORD, Oregon - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that local residents can make an appointment now to enroll in TSA PreCheck® at the Rogue Valley International – Medford Airport (MFR) the week of October 25. A…

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers stopped an Ohio man from carrying his .380 caliber handgun onto an airplane at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport on Friday, October 1. The handgun was loaded with six…

NORFOLK, Va.—Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Norfolk International Airport caught a Hampton, Virginia, man with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets at the airport security checkpoint on Sunday, October 3. …

RICHMOND, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport prevented a Richmond man from carrying his 9mm handgun loaded with 10 bullets onto his flight on Sunday, October 3. The gun was detected in the X…

ROANOKE, Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers stopped a Roanoke resident from carrying his .45 caliber handgun onto an airplane at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport on Saturday, October 2. The handgun was loaded with six bullets…

  NEWMAN, Ga. - Jay Diamond, who has a criminal history with over 30 misdemeanor and traffic convictions, has been sentenced on two counts of false impersonation of a federal Air Marshal.  “Flashing a badge and impersonating a…

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that it will lower the online renewal fee for TSA PreCheck®…

BOSTON – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped two firearms from entering the same BOS security checkpoint yesterday.   On Wednesday, TSA officers detected the two firearms within a couple of hours of  each other.…

SCRANTON, Pa. –  The Transportation Security Administration officers at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport prevented a Wayne County, Pennsylvania, man from bringing his loaded .45 caliber handgun and two loaded magazines with 13…

 PITTSBURGH, Pa. –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport have now caught five guns in the last six days at the airport’s security checkpoint. A TSA officer prevented a Farmington, Pa., man…

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) presented its annual Coalition Partner awards during the agency’s 19th annual Disability and Multicultural Coalition Conference. Both nonprofit organizations recognized for their…

NORFOLK, Va.—Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Norfolk International Airport caught a Chesapeake, Virginia, man with a 9mm handgun loaded with eight bullets, including one in the chamber, at the airport security checkpoint on…

NORFOLK, Va.—Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Norfolk International Airport caught a Chesapeake, Virginia, man with a 9mm handgun loaded with six bullets, including one in the chamber at one of the airport security…

ROCHESTER, N.Y. –  A local woman was prevented from bringing her handgun onto her flight when the weapon was detected at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security checkpoint at Frederick Douglass-Greater Rochester International…

PITTSBURGH, Pa. –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport stopped four guns in the last four days at the airport’s security checkpoint. They…

DES MOINES – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Des Moines International Airport (DSM) Sunday. During the routine screening of carry-on luggage, a TSA officer spotted…

PHILADELPHIA—Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a Montgomery County, Pa., woman from carrying a 9mm handgun loaded with eight bullets onto her flight on Thursday, September 23, at Philadelphia International Airport. It…

DULLES, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) stopped a man from bringing a hand-made gun loaded with 13 bullets onto his flight yesterday, September 26.   TSA alerted the…