Press Releases

MILWAUKEE - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers discovered a firearm and ammunition in a passenger’s belongings at a security checkpoint in Mitchell International Airport (MKE) Monday.  At 8:07 p.m., during the X-ray of the…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Sacramento International Airport (SFMF) detected a loaded firearm Monday morning during the routine X-ray screening of carry-on luggage at the security checkpoint…

NEWARK, N.J. – Transportation Security Administration officers caught an assault rifle with a high-powered magazine and an arsenal of ammunition artfully concealed behind the lining of a suitcase Monday, July 20, while they were conducting screening…

DETROIT - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stop a female passenger from bringing a loaded firearm through a security checkpoint at Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) checkpoint Thursday.  At approximately 5:18 p.m., during…

INDIANAPOLIS - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at an Indianapolis International Airport (IND) checkpoint stopped a male passenger from bringing a disassembled firearm through a security checkpoint yesterday. Airport police…

LINTHICUM, Md. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) caught a McLean, Virginia, man with a stolen .45 caliber handgun loaded with seven bullets Monday, July 20. A TSA…

PHILADELPHIA – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at the Philadelphia International Airport checkpoint detected a 9mm handgun loaded with 13 bullets, including one in the chamber. The TSA officers contacted Philadelphia police,…

NEWARK, N.J. – Police arrested a Connecticut man after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer caught him with a 9 mm handgun loaded with four bullets in his carry-on bag at a security checkpoint yesterday, July 19.   TSA…

AUSTIN - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport have detected three firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in the first two days of this week, during X-ray screening of traveler…

NEW LONDON, Conn. – On Saturday Transportation Security Administration employees honed their skills and coordinated the participation of over 40 agents representing (15) federal, state and local agencies during a Collaborative Operation By Response…

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stop a male passenger from bringing a loaded firearm through a security checkpoint at John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) checkpoint Monday.  At approximately 4…

RICHMOND, Va. – A Hampton, Virginia, man was cited by police at Richmond International Airport yesterday, July 14, after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer spotted a .40 caliber handgun, a magazine with 12 bullets and an…

INDIANAPOLIS - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers discovered two prohibited items at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) checkpoints Sunday.  At approximately 6:20 a.m., during the x-ray of a passenger’s backpack, a…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at a Memphis International Airport (MEM) checkpoint this morning.  At approximately 6 a.m., a Smith & Wesson .40 caliber handgun with a loaded magazine…

CHICAGO - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers discovered a loaded firearm at a Midway International Airport (MDW) checkpoint.  Friday at approximately 7:45 a.m. during the x-ray of a male passenger’s backpack, a loaded…

PITTSBURGH –  Transportation Security Administration officers at Pittsburgh International Airport continue to remain vigilant during the COVID-19 pandemic and stopped an Ohio man from bringing a handgun loaded with seven bullets on an airplane…

RICHMOND, Va. – A Texas woman was cited by police at Richmond International Airport yesterday, July 9, after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer spotted a .357 caliber revolver loaded with five bullets in the traveler’s carry-on…

CHICAGO - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered a loaded firearm at a Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) checkpoint.  At approximately 2:30 p.m., a loaded .38 caliber Smith & Wesson M&P firearm was…

LINTHICUM, Md. – A Prince George’s County, Md., man was arrested after Transportation Security Administration officers at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) caught him with a 9 mm handgun loaded with 11 bullets,…

OMAHA, Neb. – A local man was stopped by the Transportation Security Administration with a 9 mm handgun loaded with seven bullets at the Eppley Airfield security checkpoint yesterday, July 8. TSA officers caught the handgun as it entered the…

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) expands TSA PreCheck™ eligibility to all active Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC®) and …

PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration officers detected a 9 mm handgun loaded with five bullets in his carry-on bag at Philadelphia International Airport yesterday, July 7. After…

BOSTON –  Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator David Pekoske visited Boston Logan International Airport Tuesday to praise employees for their continued vigilance during the pandemic. TSA officers are required to wear…

OMAHA, Neb. – Residents of the Omaha area will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA PreCheck™ Application Program inside Eppley Airfield from August 3 to 7, where officials will host a temporary “pop-up”…

DES MOINES, Iowa – A Polk County, Iowa, man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers when they spotted a 9 mm caliber handgun loaded with 14 bullets in his carry-on bag at Des Moines International Airport on Thursday, July 2.…