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Shocking Thefts at JFK Airport

Think twice before you check your luggage at John F. Kennedy International Airport. A recent report says that more than 200 thefts occur there daily by airport personnel. Full Story, Video

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that is very bad news
March 30, 2012 2:48 am
Me, Of-Course
March 29, 2012 3:58 pm

I remember when I was a kid of 5 or 6, some 20 years ago, we arrived family of 6 and all our luggage was stolen, we had nothing, I remember looking at my mother and she looked afraid and she also was tearing, she was trying not to let me worry but I remember how scared she was, I don’t remember anything after that. Stealing Luggage is not new to anyone, but to this level is pretty bad, I have to admit this Woman is such a twit for putting so much money in her checked luggage without any… Read more »

You learn fast!
March 29, 2012 7:00 am

I know someone had a kallah necklace and earings stolen from the luggage. B”H they were able to get another one. Boy, did they learn fast – don’t put it in the suitcase!

style come with a price
March 29, 2012 5:48 am

If you want to travel in style, you are running the risk of getting ripped off. Travel like Chossid: old suitcase held together with some ducktape and you’ll be safe

Carry On
March 28, 2012 6:57 pm

I always carry on. Now I see I have the right idea

$160,000 worth of jewelry in a checked bag?
March 28, 2012 3:15 pm

And no insurance? What a colossal FAIL.

TO # 4
March 28, 2012 9:43 am

Did you know they are cutting pliers, they open the zipper without touching the lock, plastic wrap may do a little more

ex-airport security guard
March 28, 2012 2:29 am

of course theyre gonna steal from you. we work securing a huge airport and get paid $8.25 an hour. tsa gets paid more. but thats a federal job so if they get caught theyre in federal trouble. regular security guards and bagage handlers get nothing. if u want proper workers treat them properly. also we do have fingerprints taken and a background check but that doesnt matter. thy say they are picky about who works. theyre not. no one really wants to work for that little money so who do you think youre gonna get?

jfk victim
March 28, 2012 12:10 am

it happned to me once where i had a few thousand $ goods stolen from my suit case, thank g-d i had left a credit card out in the open where the baggage handler had taken that as well, and used it the same night, and the guy was caught a few days later after i reported my card has been used right sfter i flown.. and i was in touch with the jfk detectives who were on top of this case.. and i ended up getting reinbursed from the airline. so the guy was caught all from the swipe… Read more »

mendoza
March 27, 2012 10:09 pm

purchase yr ticket with amex , then u will get $ back tru them

been there, done that...
March 27, 2012 8:17 pm

when traveling, ALWAYS pack ur most prized possessions with u in hand luggage, jewelry, sheitals, talis & tefillin, etc.

u cant lock it
March 27, 2012 5:06 pm

They say if its not a tsa approved lock, it cant be locked. Oh I get it, we need a lock, that the tsa can open, so they can STEAL ARE STUFF. So how would the lock be helping us anyways. If we need to protect r luggage against tsa.

they dont let u lock ur luggage
March 27, 2012 5:02 pm

for “security reasons” u cant lock ur luggage anymore. But I gues we should start doing that again

jewelry
March 27, 2012 4:03 pm

Who packs $100,000’s worth of jewelry in a checked bag? If I’m taking any jewelry with me, I keep it in my purse that is with me all the time. I’m sorry for her loss, but really.

travel like a shlump
March 27, 2012 3:27 pm

its more comfy and they wont steal your louis vuitton

Locks ??
March 27, 2012 3:25 pm

Has nobody heard of an amazing device called a travel bag lock ? $ 8 solves your problem.

true story!
March 27, 2012 3:08 pm

my suitcase made it to me a month after my flight with all my food, snack missing from it 🙁 was looking forward to it after they told they found my suitcase, but don’t get me wrong, i was overjoyed that they found it 🙂

WRITE LEVI YITSCHAK BEN SARA SACHA ON EVERYTHING
March 27, 2012 2:52 pm

HATZLACHA!

Some security..
March 27, 2012 1:58 pm

My jacket was stolen a few years ago by an airport employee but I was only made aware of it after I was boarding the plane. They are also really not suitable for maintaining airport security as they tend to focus on Jews and others against whom they have personal prejudices- ie; the kinds of people who are not a threat to security.

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