LAX baggage-heist case may be one of airport's largest; 14 workers suspected
Source: Los Angeles Times
In what officials believe is one of the biggest baggage theft operations in Los Angeles International Airport history, authorities on Thursday said they suspect at least 14 baggage handlers of stealing thousands of dollars in electronics, jewelry and other high-priced items.
Police allege that the thieves worked in tandem for at least several months, stealing from bags and other property in a secured area of the airport. Some of the items were then sold on Craigslist.
... Those arrested and detained worked for Menzies Aviation. The company is contracted by airline consortiums to handle luggage at each terminal. The Bradley consortium is known as TBITTech and it used Menzies.
Los Angeles International Airports Police Chief Pat Gannon said the thefts were not the work of a complex gang working for someone but rather “crimes of opportunity to enrich individuals.”
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