Baggage Handlers Busted For Stealing Huge Amounts From Luggage At LAX
November 9, 2008
LOS ANGELES — Two bag handlers at the Los Angeles International Airport are being investigated on suspicion of stealing $10,000 and hundreds of items from travelers’ luggage.
Roman Jaime and Carlos Garcia were arrested on Oct. 30 on the tarmac at LAX. Police recovered 272 items at their homes, including purses, cameras, computers and cash.
Undercover officers became suspicious of Jaime and Garcia because of the many reports of theft coming from passengers on flights they worked on.
Nationwide, more than 460 transportation security officers have been fired for theft since May 2003, according to Lara Uselding, a spokesperson for the Transportation Security Administration. This represents only .4 percent of the agency’s workers, Uselding said.
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