While TSA Is Busy Patting Down Grandma
Pair arrested for stealing bags at airport
"PHOENIX - Two people suspected of stealing up to 1,000 pieces of luggage from baggage claim carousels at Phoenix's airport have been arrested by police who found heaps of the stolen bags strewn throughout their home.
There were so many suitcases that Phoenix police could only give a rough estimate of their number Tuesday as they pulled them out one by one and gathered them in the yard of Keith Wilson King and Stacy Lynne Legg-King's suburban residence.
"A piece of luggage here, a piece of luggage there, I would imagine gets stolen out of airports all the time," Phoenix police Detective James Holmes said Tuesday. "This is a livelihood. There's a lot of luggage and there's a lot of victims."
"The amount of luggage being stored inside of the residence was almost surreal," Officer Kendall Goo wrote in a court document."
posted by nolocontendere at 6:28 PM
2 Comments:
The TSA is responsible for pre-board screening of passengers and baggage to prevent dangerous items from being introduced into airport sterile areas. . . they do not monitor arriving baggage. That's the responsibility of the local/airport police.
Point well taken, you're right anon.
My focus was that after enduring a disgustingly humiliating boarding process thousands of people lost their stuff at the other end. I blame everyone involved in maintaining and supporting such a sick system.
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