Ashburn, VA
Police & Fire
Gun Loaded With 15 Bullets Detected By TSA At Norfolk International Airport Gun Loaded With 15 Bullets Detected By TSA At Norfolk International Airport
Gun Loaded With 15 Bullets Detected By TSA At Norfolk International Airport A Virginia man tried bringing a handgun loaded with 15 bullets onto a flight at Norfolk International Airport over Memorial Day Weekend, authorities said. The Dumfries man's gun was caught as he entered the security checkpoint, TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein said. The X-ray unit alerted on the carry-on bag, which required a closer inspection. The firearm was removed by the local police. The man also faces a stiff financial civil penalty for bringing a gun to a TSA security checkpoint. The penalty for carrying weapons recently increased to a maximum of $15,000. The case will be forwarded t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Albany, NY
News
Traveler Caught With Loaded Gun During Security Screening At Albany Airport Traveler Caught With Loaded Gun During Security Screening At Albany Airport
Traveler Caught With Loaded Gun During Security Screening At Albany Airport Security screeners stopped a man from carrying a loaded gun onto a plane at an airport in the region. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers made the discovery Tuesday, May 9, at Albany International Airport, the agency announced. During a routine screening, the Guilderland man was found to be carrying a semi-automatic 9mm handgun loaded with seven rounds. None of the bullets were chambered. It was not immediately clear whether the man would face civil penalties, as the agency reiterated it has the right to do for travelers found to be carrying guns or gun parts. Tuesday’s…

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by Michael Mashburn
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Back-To-Back Guns Seized At Newark Airport From Rockland, Brooklyn Travelers: TSA Back-To-Back Guns Seized At Newark Airport From Rockland, Brooklyn Travelers: TSA
Back-To-Back Guns Seized At Newark Airport From Rockland, Brooklyn Travelers: TSA One day it was a traveler from Rockland -- and before that, one from Brooklyn. Both were armed. The two passengers from New York were each stopped trying to bring loaded 9mm handguns onto flights at Newark Airport on back-to-back days, authorities said. Both now face hefty fines. The incidents at security checkpoints in Terminal B involved a Brooklyn traveler on Wednesday, May 3, and another from Garnerville on Thursday, Transportation Security Administration Spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein said. The incidents weren't related, she said. "In each instance when a TSA officer spotted the guns in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Guess Why Southbound Traveler At Newark Airport Said There Was A Gun In His Bag Guess Why Southbound Traveler At Newark Airport Said There Was A Gun In His Bag
Guess Why Southbound Traveler At Newark Airport Said There Was A Gun In His Bag Another traveler gave what TSA officials say has become a familiar excuse after being arrested trying to bring a loaded gun onto a flight at Newark Liberty International Airport. "I forgot," said the airline customer from Georgia after a TSA agent at one of Newark Airport's checkpoint X-ray machines spotted a .38-caliber handgun in the man's carry-on bag. It was loaded with six bullets, Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein said on Friday, April 28. Officers alerted Port Authority police, who arrested the Southern man -- and seized the gun, she said. Farbstein…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Kingston, NY
Police & Fire
Man From Region Caught With Gun, Bullets At JFK, TSA Says Man From Region Caught With Gun, Bullets At JFK, TSA Says
Man From Region Caught With Gun, Bullets At JFK, TSA Says A man from the region was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a handgun and bullets in his carry-on bag at a JFK airport security checkpoint. The Sullivan County resident, from the town of Liberty, was charged on Wednesday, April 19 after the unloaded firearm was found alongside five bullets in a gun magazine said TSA officials. The man's name is pending release by the New York New Jersey Port Authority.  The handgun was detected when the man entered the security checkpoint with his carry-on items. The checkpoint X-ray unit triggered…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
'Not Mine,' Says Traveler Caught With Gun, Ammo At JFK Airport: TSA 'Not Mine,' Says Traveler Caught With Gun, Ammo At JFK Airport: TSA
'Not Mine,' Says Traveler Caught With Gun, Ammo At JFK Airport: TSA An upstate New York man not only insisted he had "no idea" how a gun and ammunition for it ended up in his carry-on bag at JFK Airport, authorities said. "He also claimed the gun didn't belong to him," TSA Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said. The firearm with a separate box containing five bullets triggered an alarm at a Transportation Security Administration X-ray unit on Wednesday, April 19, Farbstein said. Port Authority police summoned to the checkpoint took the Liberty, NY, man into custody and seized the gun and ammo, she said Thursday. “It is the busy spring travel season," said John…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fairfax, VA
News
TSA Catches Man With Loaded Magazines, Handgun At Reagan National Airport TSA Catches Man With Loaded Magazines, Handgun At Reagan National Airport
TSA Catches Man With Loaded Magazines, Handgun At Reagan National Airport A Tennessee man who tried boarding a flight at Reagan National Airport with a gun and loaded magazines was stopped thanks to Transportation Security Administration agents. The man had a .40 caliber unloaded gun at the airport on Saturday, April 15, TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said. While the gun was not loaded, he had two loaded magazines with 19 bullets packed alongside the weapon. The firearm was caught as the man entered the security checkpoint. The X-ray unit alerted on a carry-on bag, which was searched and the firearm removed by a Metropolitan Washington Airpo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Alexandria, VA
News
Handgun Seized From Traveler By TSA Officers At Dulles International Airport Handgun Seized From Traveler By TSA Officers At Dulles International Airport
Handgun Seized From Traveler By TSA Officers At Dulles International Airport For the second time this week, a traveler from Virginia was busted attempting to bring a handgun onto a flight. TSA officers were able to prevent a man from King George from bringing an unloaded 9mm handgun onto a plane at Dulles International Airport after it was flagged by security as he entered attempted to go through checkpoint. An X-ray captured the gun and alerted officers to the weapon in the man’s carry-on bag. Members of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police were then called in to confiscate the gun, and the traveler was cited on a weapons charge. He alleged that h…

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by Zak Failla
Hamilton Township, NJ
News
TSA Installs New State-Of-Art 3D Checkpoint Scanners At Trenton-Mercer Airport TSA Installs New State-Of-Art 3D Checkpoint Scanners At Trenton-Mercer Airport
TSA Installs New State-Of-Art 3D Checkpoint Scanners At Trenton-Mercer Airport A new bomb-detection system is expected to speed up baggage check-ins at Trenton-Mercer Airport. The Transportation Security Administration has installed new state-of-the-art 3-D checkpoint scanners to improve explosives detection, the TSA said in a press statement. Two new advanced technology computed tomography (CT) scanners that provide 3-D imaging have been installed at Trenton-Mercer Airport, providing critical explosives detection capabilities for screening carry-on items, TSA said. The three-dimensional image can be viewed and rotated 360 degrees on three axes for thorough visual i…

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by Jon Craig
White Plains, NY
News
Man Tries To Bring Loaded Gun On Flight At Westchester Airport, TSA Says Man Tries To Bring Loaded Gun On Flight At Westchester Airport, TSA Says
Man Tries To Bring Loaded Gun On Flight At Westchester Airport, TSA Says A man faces a weapons charge after attempting to bring a loaded handgun and several magazines on a flight at Westchester County Airport, authorities said.  The incident happened on Sunday, April 2, when a Florida man entered the airport's security checkpoint and the X-ray unit alerted Transportation Security Administration officers to inspect his carry-on bag.  After looking inside the bag, officers found a 9mm handgun loaded with 10 bullets, including one that was in the weapon's chamber. The man's bag also contained two gun magazines packed alongside the firearm that were e…

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by Ben Crnic
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Airport Worker Found With Handgun, TSA Says Newark Airport Worker Found With Handgun, TSA Says
Newark Airport Worker Found With Handgun, TSA Says A man who worked at Newark Liberty International Airport was arrested after he was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers with a loaded handgun in his backpack on Saturday, April 1. The TSA did not identify the man. After spotting the gun in an X-ray machine in Terminal C, TSA officers alerted Port Authority Police who confiscated the weapon, according to the TSA. The man's employee badge was confiscated and he is no longer employed at the airport, according to the TSA. The man faces weapon charges as well as a civil penalty of up to $15,000, according to the TSA. …

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by Sam Barron
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Berks Woman Caught With Loaded Gun At Philly Airport: TSA Berks Woman Caught With Loaded Gun At Philly Airport: TSA
Berks Woman Caught With Loaded Gun At Philly Airport: TSA A Berks County traveler faces a criminal citation and a civil fine up to $15,000 after she was found to have a loaded gun at Philadelphia International Airport this week, officials say.  It happened early in the morning on Wednesday, March 22, the Transportation Security Administration said in a release. A Hamburg Borough woman was passing through the X-ray unit at the security checkpoint when agents found the gun, they said.  The weapon, "a .380 caliber handgun," was loaded with seven rounds when seized by TSA, authorities wrote. The woman told security officers she forgot t…

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by Mac Bullock