Pilfering luggage must be really chronic at JFK these days that even TSA felt the need to do a sting operation. I would hope that they redesign the system that allows passengers to have all their checked luggage screened in their presence before it is out of their sight. That way passengers can lock their luggage; no guarantee it will be secured but at least offers peace of mind.
"A sting captured by security cameras nabbed two sticky-fingered airport workers who swiped electronics planted by authorities, officials said.
Brian Burton, 27, and Antwon Simmons, 26, stole a laptop and cell phone from the decoy luggage as it moved through Kennedy Airport, Port Authority officials said.
"When air travelers check their luggage with an airline, there is an implicit trust that their bags and their contents will meet them at their destination," said Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. "The defendants are accused of betraying that trust."
Burton, an officer with the Transportation Security Administration, was videotaped July 7 pilfering through the Miami-bound suitcase in an airport screening room while Simmons, a baggage handler, looked on."
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