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July 30, 2020 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught a Tennessee man with a .38 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets at one of the Philadelphia International Airport security checkpoints on Wednesday, July 29. It was the…
July 29, 2020 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH —  The Transportation Security Administration officers at Pittsburgh International Airport are using new technology that validates a traveler’s identification and confirms their flight information in near real time.  TSA has…
July 29, 2020 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA —  The Transportation Security Administration officers at Philadelphia International Airport are using new technology that validates a traveler’s identification and confirms their flight information in near real time.  TSA…
July 28, 2020 | Local Press Release
RICHMOND, Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers stopped an Arizona woman from carrying a 9 mm handgun onto an airplane at Richmond International Airport on Monday, July 27. It was not loaded. TSA officials immediately alerted the…
July 27, 2020 | Local Press Release
DULLES, Va. – A Transportation Security Administration officer detected a replica military anti-personnel mine in a woman’s checked bag at This realistic replica anti-personnel mine was detected in a checked bag by a TSA officer at…
July 27, 2020 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK —  Transportation Security Administration officers at John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia Airports are using new technology at checkpoints that validates a traveler’s identification and confirms their flight information in near…
July 27, 2020 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught a Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, man with aa 9mm handgun loaded with seven bullets, including one in the chamber on Sunday, July 26 at one of the Philadelphia…
July 24, 2020 | Local Press Release
RICHMOND, Va.—  Transportation Security Administration officers at Richmond International Airport (RIC) are now using new technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification and confirms their flight information in near real…
July 23, 2020 | Local Press Release
SALT LAKE CITY - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) have detected three guns this week during the routine X-ray screening of carry-on luggage at the security checkpoint. These…
July 22, 2020 | Local Press Release
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…
July 22, 2020 | Local Press Release
ATLANTA – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator David Pekoske traveled to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) today to host one of his regular COVID-19 town hall meetings with agency employees. Since the…
July 21, 2020 | Local Press Release
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…
July 21, 2020 | Local Press Release
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…
July 20, 2020 | Local Press Release
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…
July 20, 2020 | Local Press Release
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,…
July 20, 2020 | Local Press Release
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…
July 20, 2020 | Local Press Release
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…
July 20, 2020 | Local Press Release
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…
July 16, 2020 | Local Press Release
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…
July 15, 2020 | Local Press Release
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…
July 15, 2020 | Local Press Release
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…
July 15, 2020 | Local Press Release
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…
July 14, 2020 | Local Press Release
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…
July 14, 2020 | Local Press Release
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…
July 13, 2020 | Local Press Release
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…

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