'Serial' luggage thief caught on camera stealing bags from San Diego's airport

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  • Опубліковано 1 жов 2023
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  • @Jet-stream898
    @Jet-stream898 8 місяців тому +1060

    “He must stay away from the airport unless he’s flying”. Are you kidding me!!! Dude should be banned for life

    • @mathewmclean9128
      @mathewmclean9128 8 місяців тому +46

      I have friends who work for all major airlines and they will prevent him from traveling. They frequently check reservations and if they ever see the scumbag with an upcoming trip, they will write down the confirmation #, flight date / time etc, then the morning of the flight, that employee will ACCIDENTALLY cancel the trip. But they will do it from a personal device with a VPN and not their work computer so it will be untraceable. And in case you're wondering why the employee will wait until the morning of the trip, it's because if it's that close to the departure, the ticket cannot be refunded and in some cases the airline won't even issue a travel credit.

    • @Jet-stream898
      @Jet-stream898 8 місяців тому +14

      @@mathewmclean9128 awesome !!

    • @mathewmclean9128
      @mathewmclean9128 8 місяців тому

      @@Jet-stream898 I also enjoy creating desperate homosexual dating profiles for thieves too. I go all out when creating these ads including name, SSN, DOB, address and other sensitive info about the thug and how they like being pinned while probed.
      This scumbag in particular likes being cornered at gunpoint while being surrounded by big white men.
      And there are only TWO ways that thugs and thieves can get these homosexual dating profiles taken down:
      1. Go to the court and request that a judge give ME conservatorship over them.
      2. Cancel themselves by base junping off of a tall bridge / building without a parachute.

    • @mathewmclean9128
      @mathewmclean9128 8 місяців тому

      @@Jet-stream898 And I also communicate with hackers and scammers on the dark web. I constantly share the personal information of convicted thugs with these people in the hopes that the thugs will eventually get a taste of their own medicine.

    • @yesandno000
      @yesandno000 7 місяців тому +6

      it's California for ya lol

  • @DaveAnderson-ic6oo
    @DaveAnderson-ic6oo 8 місяців тому +940

    You can’t get out of Costco without showing a receipt, but at the airport you can take whatever you want no questions asked? Unreal.
    😂

    • @rob2326
      @rob2326 8 місяців тому +61

      Years ago you had to show your luggage tag to a security guard before exiting.

    • @marktrain9498
      @marktrain9498 8 місяців тому +55

      Because it doesn't cost the airline a cent if your luggage is stolen.

    • @carolesmith9235
      @carolesmith9235 7 місяців тому +40

      extremely bad policies by the airports and airlines. Changes are required.

    • @terrymckenzie8786
      @terrymckenzie8786 7 місяців тому

      @@carolesmith9235But if they hire more attendants the price of tickets go up. People demand the cheapest price possible.

    • @TheSuperPsychoKiller
      @TheSuperPsychoKiller 7 місяців тому

      Costco and Sam’s Club care about their profits as a private business. Thief protection is important. San Diego airport does not care because tax payers subsidize them anyways.

  • @petewilson2314
    @petewilson2314 5 місяців тому +321

    180 days? This crook should be locked away for years

    • @fuyouto
      @fuyouto 4 місяці тому +2

      i think because he told them everything they made a deal

    • @FriedChairs
      @FriedChairs 4 місяці тому +3

      Yeah, looks like a plea deal. He definitely won’t be getting away with it for long if he tries it again and a second sentence is likely to be much longer. If he’s in jail for years he will have a more difficult time leading a clean life when he finally gets out in my opinion. It’s a balance between punishment and rehabilitation.

    • @lifematch
      @lifematch 4 місяці тому +8

      @@fuyoutowhy offer plea deal? They have so much evidence stack against him.

    • @saam4312
      @saam4312 4 місяці тому +3

      What about compensation and penalty fees?

    • @mazedar_tv
      @mazedar_tv 4 місяці тому +4

      Stealing is allowed in USA

  • @mei6044
    @mei6044 5 місяців тому +173

    He should be permanently banned from every airport!

    • @v3le
      @v3le 5 місяців тому

      for stealing a church tie!

    • @coraline1503
      @coraline1503 4 місяці тому

      haha how?

  • @cabojacks5106
    @cabojacks5106 7 місяців тому +1157

    Decades ago, there were attendants at the airport exits that matched your luggage tags with your luggage receipts. Why was this practice discontinued? It’s very irresponsible!

    • @Mike-01234
      @Mike-01234 7 місяців тому +97

      It cost money cheaper to just release them of all liability on your ticket. Today they could do something with automation where you scan a claim ticket to leave.

    • @mtlassen1992
      @mtlassen1992 7 місяців тому +164

      Yet airports pay many cops to yell at you to not stop for 2 minutes out front.

    • @edday2603
      @edday2603 7 місяців тому +84

      The airport doesn't want to waste money on wages for outbound baggage inspectors even though passengers pay airport service fees.

    • @ElevenEleven1969
      @ElevenEleven1969 7 місяців тому +59

      Not all Airports. There are still many airports who won't let you in if you have no business being inside.

    • @Gigi-VG
      @Gigi-VG 7 місяців тому +5

      Exactly

  • @boyasia5874
    @boyasia5874 8 місяців тому +364

    The airport should secure the area from outsiders.

    • @joshnkegbe1984
      @joshnkegbe1984 7 місяців тому

      And Thefts as well!

    • @pamelapope859
      @pamelapope859 5 місяців тому +3

      It's very hard to know who belongs there and who doesn't. There is no way to tell

    • @areza15143
      @areza15143 4 місяці тому +6

      As it used to be years ago. You never used to be able to leave with a bag unless it matched your ID

    • @KwokChunMan
      @KwokChunMan 4 місяці тому

      ​@@pamelapope859 Lots of airports I've been at have solved this a long time ago, by having one-way gates (with surveillance cameras) between luggage retrieval and the areas where anybody can get to. It's not difficult to solve this problem: Don't put luggage carousels next to the main exit doors.

    • @moulaye7534
      @moulaye7534 4 місяці тому +1

      Is it not in USA?

  • @williamc1156
    @williamc1156 7 місяців тому +33

    Avoid checking bags” wow that’s a really good advise

  • @trevorjensen2706
    @trevorjensen2706 6 місяців тому +44

    180 days in jail after stealing dozens of luggage? Really?! A slap on the wrist!

  • @GP-nr2fm
    @GP-nr2fm 7 місяців тому +580

    He was on probation. No wonder. The judge who set him free should be held accountable.

    • @winniefong4820
      @winniefong4820 7 місяців тому

      It is California. No one should be surprised. This State is sooooo screwed up and in such a decline. Very sad to see

    • @MlGHTY1
      @MlGHTY1 7 місяців тому +1

      no accountability in with WOKE judges

    • @renukamalik8722
      @renukamalik8722 7 місяців тому +23

      probably he returned the judges suitcase .

    • @sharonbowers9929
      @sharonbowers9929 7 місяців тому +19

      The judge needs to be forced to pay the people for what they lost.

    • @laurenthomas9305
      @laurenthomas9305 7 місяців тому +21

      Lmao. He wasn't on probation when he did it. He plead guilty for the bags, served time, and is on probation now.

  • @jcresap2077
    @jcresap2077 7 місяців тому +57

    "180 days in jail for 22 counts of burglary", plus the probation violation???? What a joke!

  • @oskarsrode2167
    @oskarsrode2167 7 місяців тому +33

    When I first flew to the US, I was shocked that you have open access baggage pickup areas.
    Haven't seen that anywhere else. So absolutely unnecessary.

    • @LiyaZuluM
      @LiyaZuluM 5 місяців тому

      It alarmed me too but then you live there long enough and normalise it, until something like this happens

    • @loveylady7965
      @loveylady7965 12 днів тому

      they are too afraid they might have to pay someone to check tickets for luggage

  • @jfryer485
    @jfryer485 4 місяці тому +23

    The airport should be held responsible for such a lax system.

  • @boyasia5874
    @boyasia5874 8 місяців тому +232

    Probation is not justice. This luggage thief should serve a long time in jail and payment of stolen luggage.

    • @cw9282
      @cw9282 7 місяців тому +2

      He won't. Because he's white. If this were a black guy, everyone would be all over his skin colour saying something stupid like "stereotypes exist of a reason" or "where are the BLM activities now?" But he's white, so not a single reference to his skin colour in this comment section.

    • @junehanzawa5165
      @junehanzawa5165 7 місяців тому

      ​@@cw9282If he were black, Latino or other wise, he'd gotten 10 years.

  • @barbarakauppi9915
    @barbarakauppi9915 8 місяців тому +218

    Probation??? No wonder he kept getting more and more bold and brazen! That should be grand theft just for the cost of all those cases alone.

    • @eechingker6582
      @eechingker6582 8 місяців тому +18

      One year jail for every bag stolen sounds about right to me.

    • @susangreene9662
      @susangreene9662 7 місяців тому +8

      That's the problem with this country: Probation. He shouldn't be allowed to fly at all now.

    • @pacmantravel2158
      @pacmantravel2158 7 місяців тому +4

      Every thief needs one eye surgically removed, followed by one year for each offense. Therefor, arriving in prison with one eye, prisoners already know....

    • @jeanogrady9546
      @jeanogrady9546 7 місяців тому +7

      180 days!!! Wow crime pays in your country. Imagine all the suitcases the police found and all he managed to get rid of before being caught. He should have got jail time at least.

    • @reyinfante5553
      @reyinfante5553 7 місяців тому +4

      It is California, remember?

  • @carlamelissa2827
    @carlamelissa2827 5 місяців тому +12

    How people not flying can walk freely in the luggage claim facility?
    How the airport allows this? Anyone from out side can walk in? Unbelievable! Never seen this in any other country!

  • @fodank
    @fodank 4 місяці тому +34

    180 days in jail? What a joke our criminal justice system is.

    • @anonymous-zn2iv
      @anonymous-zn2iv 4 місяці тому +1

      Actually that is pretty long. They should make him pay a big fine too. And the money given to the victims.

  • @congressisdenofthieves1296
    @congressisdenofthieves1296 8 місяців тому +511

    Unbelievable that anyone other than ticketed passengers are allowed in baggage pick up areas. Security should also match your ID to the name on the luggage before y ou can leave. The airlines and airport should be responsible for making sure it is you picking up your luggage. These crimes are easy to prevent.

    • @BlueEyedSoul24
      @BlueEyedSoul24 7 місяців тому

      This used to be the norm at SFO and OAK in california back in the 60s.. Airlines wanted to cut costs so there have not been anyone checking and matching up luggage to the tags owners. This non sense has to stop. The criminals are running society with the help of the so called "progressives.

    • @theroofingchannel4231
      @theroofingchannel4231 7 місяців тому +21

      I agree that's ridiculous imagine how much more of that goes on and nobody cares

    • @nenitaramil4265
      @nenitaramil4265 7 місяців тому +14

      100% agree👍

    • @ALookBackInTime
      @ALookBackInTime 7 місяців тому +20

      If I remember correctly, there used to be personnel at the exit doors matching your luggage tag receipt to the tag on the luggage. At least this was true at LAX. Airports should at least make the luggage pick-up area secure just like the boarding area. Ticketed passengers only.

    • @108nate5
      @108nate5 7 місяців тому +8

      The cost of reimbursing stolen luggage is less than paying someone to check every person leaving the airport with luggage. So, don't go to the bathroom before you get your luggage. :>)

  • @yazhh
    @yazhh 8 місяців тому +217

    Airport should put security guards and ask for tags before leaving with luggage.

    • @jonnyfendi2003
      @jonnyfendi2003 7 місяців тому +2

      Cant. Thats ray-cist and tranz-phobic

    • @angelopaparazzi3484
      @angelopaparazzi3484 2 місяці тому +1

      That sounds like a very annoying experience

    • @user-so3qz8lp6x
      @user-so3qz8lp6x 28 днів тому +1

      In PHX you used to have to show your ticket with the luggage paperwork attached when leaving the luggage area. It was a quick process and I never had an issue and would highly recommend they return this process.

  • @kissmlungu7883
    @kissmlungu7883 4 місяці тому +7

    "Avoid checking bags" ...two weeks vacation what am i going to wear?

  • @williamaungleyraud
    @williamaungleyraud 7 місяців тому +5

    Airtags and smarttags people, time to add trackers to your every luggage. 😎
    I had a delay getting my bags in Hawaii, but knew they got moved to late baggage area by simply checking the app.

  • @johnsmith02
    @johnsmith02 8 місяців тому +226

    Why is the baggage claim area so unprotected? Those usual suspects should not have access to the area.

    • @dizneecyndi2179
      @dizneecyndi2179 8 місяців тому +2

      What do you mean by 'usual suspects'?

    • @KuostA
      @KuostA 8 місяців тому

      the usual suspects. is he wrong.......................?@@dizneecyndi2179

    • @gemsgemporia6376
      @gemsgemporia6376 6 місяців тому +2

      ​@@dizneecyndi2179 He is being racist I think😮

    • @frenchustube
      @frenchustube 5 місяців тому +5

      @@dizneecyndi2179you know exactly what he meant otherwise you would not have ask the question!

    • @evakalab9932
      @evakalab9932 4 місяці тому

      @@gemsgemporia6376 🤣🤣🤣

  • @danielgloverpiano7693
    @danielgloverpiano7693 7 місяців тому +97

    I lost a checked bag traveling from JFK-NYC to Minneapolis in the 1980s. It was especially upsetting because I’m a concert pianist and lost several important music scores. The bag was never located, but 40 years later one of the scores turned up in a music store in Minneapolis. It was being sold as a used copy. My name was on it, and the clerk knew who I was. She kindly contacted me (in San Francisco) and mailed it back!!! An amazing twist to a sad story. How it got to that store is the mysterious part. Someone either stole or found the bag and sold my music to used bookstores, is my only guess. It’s a shame it can’t talk to me and tell me where it was for 40 years!! 😂😂😂😂

    • @SH-vj2ce
      @SH-vj2ce 7 місяців тому +10

      Wow! How awesome. I'm glad that lady contacted you. There are still some decent people in the world.

    • @danielgloverpiano7693
      @danielgloverpiano7693 7 місяців тому +15

      @@SH-vj2ce I feel very lucky, indeed. I sent her a box of chocolates after checking to make sure she could eat them. I submitted my story to a piano magazine and they published it. It’s pretty unusual, like finding a bottle with a note in it on the beach and reuniting it with the person who sent it.

    • @SH-vj2ce
      @SH-vj2ce 7 місяців тому +8

      @@danielgloverpiano7693 Isn't life like this, when you've given up hope of "x" here it comes with a bow on top. I'm so glad I read you're comment. It brought a smile to my face after watching such horrible news stories. Thanks for sharing!

    • @danielgloverpiano7693
      @danielgloverpiano7693 7 місяців тому +7

      @@SH-vj2ce I’m glad you were moved. It was a jaw dropping thing when it happened. Yes, the world is a mess now. Stay safe and well!

    • @achiengjane4082
      @achiengjane4082 4 місяці тому +2

      Nice story !

  • @TheManWhoSawTomorrow
    @TheManWhoSawTomorrow 29 днів тому +4

    What kind of stupid airport design is that to begin with. Luggage retrieval right by exit with no hinderance whatsoever.

  • @alant5757
    @alant5757 7 місяців тому +5

    FYI: You should always take a photo of your luggage so if ever you need to identify… you have a photo. We also now use Air Tags.

  • @MrEye4get
    @MrEye4get 7 місяців тому +212

    The San Diego airport needs to be held accountable. The baggage area is a vulnerable and uncontrolled space! Airport security is the responsibility of TSA. All bags entering the airport are closely monitored and checked. All bags leaving the airport need to be checked and luggage tags (ID) inspected!

    • @oahuhawaii2141
      @oahuhawaii2141 7 місяців тому +9

      Not just SAN, but all US airports when handling domestic flights.

    • @rlvilla5128
      @rlvilla5128 6 місяців тому +6

      LAX is the same …. ANYONE can walk from the streets into the Baggage Arrival area. It’s scary when travelling … you might not get your baggage.

    • @constancemusa4619
      @constancemusa4619 6 місяців тому +5

      There's something wrong with an airport that allows people from outside into the baggage area ? It's a silly airport, ihope they've sorted it out by now. Daft authorities!

    • @Sophos1964
      @Sophos1964 5 місяців тому +3

      @@constancemusa4619 , all US airports allow anyone to enter the baggage claim area since that is also the arrival passenger pick up area. The only “secure” airport areas are the departure areas after one has gone through the TSA checkpoints.

    • @marie.s9995
      @marie.s9995 5 місяців тому

      Any airport in CA is a dump! They allowed homeless people to hang out inside the airport! Beware travelers!

  • @silverlily4681
    @silverlily4681 7 місяців тому +46

    The airport has to be sealed from outsiders that’s Airport’s job to protect their passengers 😡

    • @swvolleyball9137
      @swvolleyball9137 3 місяці тому +3

      I agree. They need to bar entry to baggage claim, limiting access to passengers only. Pickup guests can meet arrival passengers in an area outside of baggage claim. Having baggage claim wide open and street accessible is stupid.

  • @edgarxii.
    @edgarxii. 5 місяців тому +3

    You got to love the judicial system in America. Years of investigation, hundreds of victims and the judge gives this crook 180 days in county jail!

    • @donaldbaharia
      @donaldbaharia Місяць тому

      They're no concrete laws in America

  • @roachtoasties
    @roachtoasties 7 місяців тому +4

    I do remember as a kid there was someone at the exit checking it was your luggage that matched your claim ticket. Now airlines don't care as they don't want to pay for added employees. If I'm coming back on a domestic flight and I checked in a piece of luggage, no matter what airport, I don't hang around the terminal after getting off the airplane. It's directly to the baggage claim. With international flights, it's not an issue, as you pick up your luggage before leaving the international arrivals area. People from off the streets can't just walk in there. San Diego is small potatoes with this problem. Check LAX. I don't know how many baggage claims there are, but it's a lot. A thief can get lost in the crowd, and pick a different terminal every time he returns. Once he picks up someone else's luggage, just strut out the door and hop on the first shuttle bus to anywhere to make a quick getaway.

  • @VeenaMichelle
    @VeenaMichelle 8 місяців тому +51

    I always rush to the baggage lounge because of my fear that this would happen

  • @vena936
    @vena936 7 місяців тому +78

    He needs to serve prison time for up to at least 5-10 yrs or more! If our broken unfair justice system can send a man to prison for just stealing a pack of cigarettes, then this disgusting thief with no remorse needs to be put in prison longer as well! 180 days in jail is ridiculous.

  • @tastx3142
    @tastx3142 20 днів тому +1

    Years ago, one had to have their voucher confirmed with the tag on the bag. That was stopped and I was concerned about theft. My son was a fencer and we flew to many national competitions. He put his gear into a hard sided golf bag and as we realized the bag wasn’t on the carousel, the airport workers had lined the oversized items against the wall. I saw an older gentleman walking away with the only bag that looked like my son’s. The fencing sticker we had slapped on the side confirmed it and my son sprinted to prevent the man from reaching the exit. When I arrived the man was insisting it was his golf clubs and voices were being raised catching the attention of many people including security. Luckily, a security guard came over as we were physically blocking his exit. The man tried to explain that we were trying to steal his clubs and I told him to open the bag and prove that they were golf clubs, not the fencing gear and epees it contained. The security guard didn’t bother and instead asked for the voucher and the man said he didn’t have it because it was never needed. I presented the voucher, security verified it was our bag and we left. I wondered how often that happens since golf clubs are easy to sell. We bought a fencing bag that isn’t as sturdy because they are all soft sided, but knew it would never be mistaken for golf clubs.

  • @nelbelmont
    @nelbelmont 4 місяці тому +2

    As others mentioned, i find it odd that the luggage claim is on public domain until i saw it in san francisco. That is dangerous
    In my country you have to pick up your luggage and pass another last scan until you are out, so you are gently forced to remember all your bags before going out to the outside arrival lobby.

  • @cjohnson7508
    @cjohnson7508 8 місяців тому +48

    180 days, that's it? stealing in an airport, isn't that a federal crime?

    • @oahuhawaii2141
      @oahuhawaii2141 7 місяців тому +2

      Yes, the perps should be in federal prison for a few years! The total cost of their crimes is in the thousands of dollars, even if the stolen suitcases were empty.

    • @tristanwwsd
      @tristanwwsd 7 місяців тому

      Not around here.

  • @Meeseeyou
    @Meeseeyou 8 місяців тому +105

    Disgusting!!! Theft victim here. One just feel violated and disgusted. No serious consequences to these perpetrators that is why it kept on happening.

    • @mathewmclean9128
      @mathewmclean9128 8 місяців тому +9

      I have a very evil and questionable way of retaliating against thugs like this.
      I collect the personal information belonging to thugs like this and I go all out to make them miserable and put them at risk of being attacked or worse.
      This thug in particular, I have created several dating profiles pretending to be him. He is portrayed as a desperate homosexual who wants deep penetration while being pinned by another man.
      And YES this is protected by 1A and there is nothing that this thug can do about this and he doesn't even know that this is going on.
      He is not the first thug that I've compromised.

  • @brendaryan306
    @brendaryan306 5 місяців тому +2

    I accidentally took a bag home that looked just like mine. I was shocked the next morning to find kids clothes inside. Fortunately I made the hour drive back to the airport to return it and there was my matching bag still there against the luggage wall. I unzipped it just to make sure it was mine. I always check inside now.

  • @elianunez3477
    @elianunez3477 19 днів тому +1

    180 days of jail....what a joke! Totally ridiculous!

  • @eza6940
    @eza6940 8 місяців тому +43

    I'm not surprised anymore...America is indeed full of thieves....including politicians😂😂😂

    • @winniefong4820
      @winniefong4820 7 місяців тому +8

      USA please wake up. It is in such a decline, the ever increasing crime rate, the homeless , the illegal immigrants , the discontent American citizens😩😩😩

    • @carolesmith9235
      @carolesmith9235 7 місяців тому

      Integrity ? Where is it?

    • @akranzyle
      @akranzyle 7 місяців тому

      They love to protect criminals than the law-abiding citizens.

    • @a95569
      @a95569 7 місяців тому

      Mainly politicians!

  • @Henry-lx6cf
    @Henry-lx6cf 8 місяців тому +24

    Bag carousel should be blocked off from public access. This will solve it!

    • @oahuhawaii2141
      @oahuhawaii2141 7 місяців тому +4

      Incomplete solution. A fellow passenger can steal your luggage. Each luggage must be matched with its owner, as identified by the barcoded tag given by the airlines.

  • @arlishaedwards4850
    @arlishaedwards4850 7 місяців тому +2

    This happened to my husband in Frontier Airlines. He flew into Fort Lauderdale to surprise our son at his first college basketball game. He arrived and no bag. Called Frontier and was told his bag was in Atlanta. Would arrive in Florida the next day. Waited and never came. He called FLL and Trenton when he came back and they said they had no bags. We believe it was stolen. Glasses, contacts, etc in that suitcase. Airports need security to verify the bag is the persons that got off the plane

  • @Noname-rw2gi
    @Noname-rw2gi 8 місяців тому +25

    only 180 days? wtf.. should be in prison for years.

  • @happilife2222
    @happilife2222 8 місяців тому +37

    Arrival areas at airport outside the United States are secure not allowing non-passengers get access to the area. We are so lenient here that we are open to get victimized by thieves.

    • @rekavaczy1387
      @rekavaczy1387 8 місяців тому +8

      Except Delhi, India.
      They actually have organized crime where the airport workers are involved with this. Luckily we caught the guy in action taking our luggages from the belt, but the airport workers were defending him not taking any action, when we brought their attention to it. They said: “he must have been confused”
      I was out of my mind. 🤯

    • @rekavaczy1387
      @rekavaczy1387 8 місяців тому +1

      Except Delhi, India.
      They actually have organized crime where the airport workers are involved with this. Luckily we caught the guy in action taking our luggages from the belt, but the airport workers were defending him not taking any action, when we brought their attention to it. They said: “he must have been confused”
      I was out of my mind. 🤯

    • @rekavaczy1387
      @rekavaczy1387 8 місяців тому

      Except Delhi, India.
      They actually have organized crime where the airport workers are involved with this. Luckily we caught the guy in action taking our luggages from the belt, but the airport workers were defending him not taking any action, when we brought their attention to it. They said: “he must have been confused”
      I was out of my mind. 🤯

    • @elsafujita4640
      @elsafujita4640 7 місяців тому +3

      In the Philippines non passengers also doesn’t have access to the baggage claim area.

    • @shellysmith1037
      @shellysmith1037 5 місяців тому

      ask the Democrat dominated Congress and Whitehouse

  • @boiivilla6327
    @boiivilla6327 3 місяці тому +2

    BANNED FROM FLYING AND HANGING AROUND IN THE AIRPORT…MENTAL CASE!

  • @leosantiago5225
    @leosantiago5225 4 місяці тому +2

    It's unfortunate that this is happening. I have always seen it as a bad idea for anyone other than passengers to have access to that luggage area.
    At the LMM airport, in the Caribbean, you will surely have a problem if you do not present proof that the bag is yours.
    And no one who is not part of the flight is allowed to enter that area.
    An area with security personnel.

  • @mr.manfredjensenjen7294
    @mr.manfredjensenjen7294 8 місяців тому +27

    Lesson learned? How about more than 180 days in jail for serial criminals stealing dozens of suitcases over long periods of time.

    • @winniefong4820
      @winniefong4820 7 місяців тому +3

      How to make this judge learn.
      Hope this judge is the next victim then he will give a harsher sentence. 180 days is soooooo ridiculous

    • @beemergrl3017
      @beemergrl3017 7 місяців тому

      And if he’s illegal run him across the border!

  • @AMERICANPATRIOT1945
    @AMERICANPATRIOT1945 7 місяців тому +52

    The real tragedy here is that no one would touch or even question this criminal out of fear of prosecution for violation of the criminal's false rights.

    • @mrparts
      @mrparts 7 місяців тому +1

      That’s a dumb talking point. No one checks because airports don’t want to pay for law enforcement staff to check for tags and business travelers would complain about delays

    • @AMERICANPATRIOT1945
      @AMERICANPATRIOT1945 7 місяців тому

      @@mrparts ,
      Please see the comment below by cabojacks5106. I should have added that exact statement after my original sentence. And yes, decades ago, there were attendants at the airport exits who matched your luggage tags with your luggage receipts which were matched to your tickets and boarding passes. Also, only actual passengers from that one corresponding flight were allowed in the luggage claim area. There was a full chain of custody to prevent exactly this sort of pilfering and it worked, without creating any sort of delays or inconvenience. Unless of course you consider it a delay and an inconvenience to stop at the exit and wait for ten seconds while an attendant checks to make certain that you are taking only what is yours to take, with no line or delay incurred beyond the ten seconds.
      Also, next time you think about accusing someone of having a dumb talking point, pause and consider that the person may know something or have experienced something that you have not. I did not pull my original comment out of thin air. I am actually old enough to have experienced such baggage checks by airport security before I was allowed to leave with my luggage. Believe me when I say this, it was no inconvenience even for business and first class passengers because we all understood how easy it was to get one's luggage confused with another passenger's luggage, and what problems that would cause. We didn't even think about this sort of theft because it was nearly impossible for someone outside of the baggage employees to do it even once before being caught. Employees didn't want to risk their jobs over a few thousand dollars worth of other peoples' stuff before being caught, so employee luggage theft was not a concern either.
      These sorts of problems we face today on flights are mostly the result of deregulation. It is nice to have cheap flights, but not with the crazy behavior, overpacked seating, and poor service we have become accustomed to.

    • @danielebrparish4271
      @danielebrparish4271 4 місяці тому

      A lot of people, including thiefs, carry guns. I would never confront someone I didn't know. It's even dangerous for law enforcement.

  • @chezchezchezchez
    @chezchezchezchez 14 днів тому

    “ he ordered to stay away from airports unless he’s flying”
    That would be really tough on anybody
    🤣🤣

  • @theoverlord1925
    @theoverlord1925 2 місяці тому +1

    180 days in jail ?What a joke. That should be minimum 1 year in prison . 2 time three years . Third time six years . Forth time 12 years.

  • @PRBatman
    @PRBatman 8 місяців тому +40

    That is the whole purpose of the baggage claim ticket you get. This is so silly and easy to prevent. As far as I can remember, probably the '70's, in the San Juan, PR international airport, firstly, no one can enter the baggage claim area from the street. Secondly, they have 2 security guards posted on the only exit and they check your baggage claim ticket against the luggage you are carrying before you can leave. I am amazed I have never seen this in any other US airport. Maybe it is time to get this procedure implemented everywhere.

  • @mineolahome5243
    @mineolahome5243 8 місяців тому +55

    180 days in jail and Probation?? That's it?? He will be back doing it again in no time!!! Our Criminal Justice System is completely broken!!!

    • @rncine
      @rncine 7 місяців тому +3

      That’s just a slap on the wrist 😞

    • @jamestrank5928
      @jamestrank5928 7 місяців тому +2

      California😅

    • @adomede
      @adomede 7 місяців тому +3

      I think he used his Immigrant privilege card.

    • @rncine
      @rncine 7 місяців тому

      @@adomede 👍😂

    • @slowpoke1
      @slowpoke1 7 місяців тому +1

      When I fly to the Philippines there is a luggage tag on the ticket and they do random checks and that tag better match that luggage.

  • @GuerillaFuNK11
    @GuerillaFuNK11 4 місяці тому +1

    Simple solution, close off that section except for ticketed passengers.

  • @maxdugout9432
    @maxdugout9432 7 місяців тому +2

    If the airport authorities make just a bit precautionary measures, this type of things would not ever happen

  • @nonisidharta1545
    @nonisidharta1545 8 місяців тому +11

    Non fliers should not have access to baggage areas

  • @semsimama2191
    @semsimama2191 7 місяців тому +19

    That’s just crazy that you can just walk into the airport and walk out with someone bags. This should not be that easy.

  • @terrilyndel
    @terrilyndel 4 місяці тому

    Awesome reporting and great investigation

  • @Thailinc
    @Thailinc 7 місяців тому +1

    He would have gotten a suitcase filled with dirty laundry if he took my bag.

  • @homey4523
    @homey4523 7 місяців тому +77

    More security measures should be made by the airport authorities. These crooks should be stopped.

    • @slateisa
      @slateisa 7 місяців тому +3

      In the airport of my country nobody from the outside have access to the luggage area only the passengers, anyone else have to wait for the family outside the airport. That's a good option for the airports here in USA.

    • @areebachewa8318
      @areebachewa8318 7 місяців тому +3

      First of all how come he have access to this area where he is not even a passenger,,,,

    • @zurilozada2903
      @zurilozada2903 5 місяців тому

      SD airport staff steal

  • @1jackvalley580
    @1jackvalley580 7 місяців тому +11

    It's No Wonder these THIEVES don't learn anything, he will be back STEALING ALREADY. 180 DAY SENTENCE IS A JOKE🤬

    • @AA-db9cb
      @AA-db9cb 7 місяців тому

      Yeah make it 2 years at least

  • @timsummers870
    @timsummers870 Місяць тому +1

    I never understood why the baggage claim area isn’t in a secure area. Anyone from the public can walk in, grab someone’s bag and walk out as if nothing is going on exactly like this dude. He was arrested because he did it too many times, but think of how many people have never found their belongings. Airports should not allow non-passengers in the baggage area.

  • @ruthiemay423
    @ruthiemay423 6 місяців тому +1

    A few years ago at Tel Aviv airport I observed an Asian man with a luggage cart full of suitcases attempt to add my luggage to his cart. I screamed across the room, "THAT IS MINE! PUT IT BACK!!!" He did set it down and walked away. If I had been delayed a few minutes I would have lost my very expensive medical equipment.
    I wanted to keep that equipment with me on the plane, but I was forced to check it in.

  • @noneotherthannigel2823
    @noneotherthannigel2823 8 місяців тому +124

    Wow! In 2023 this is still happening. People ought to file a class action lawsuit against the Airlines charging them with negligence. This happens all over the world.

    • @derekmarlowe522
      @derekmarlowe522 8 місяців тому +4

      wow! thieves among us...who would have known...LOL

    • @Amen.22
      @Amen.22 7 місяців тому +6

      This is not the airlines. The luggage handlers work for the airport.

    • @cliffontheroad
      @cliffontheroad 7 місяців тому

      It IS the airlines who have to pay for lost/stolen, so they should have done something. The airport company /execs did not seem to care less. (long discussion). The HANDLERS got it onto the conveyer and are guiltless because their function was completed. Would someone wish to email the airports and help stop the continued theft? LA is the same, I think.@@Amen.22

    • @oahuhawaii2141
      @oahuhawaii2141 7 місяців тому +7

      It's the problem of the airports, not the airlines.

    • @hanaluong2672
      @hanaluong2672 7 місяців тому +9

      Not the airlines. It is the airport design. And the law in California that protects criminals and goes after honest citizens.

  • @BajatheChickenMan
    @BajatheChickenMan 8 місяців тому +10

    Airlines have quickly become the Greyhounds of the sky.

  • @gregatkinson7276
    @gregatkinson7276 5 місяців тому +1

    This old fellow almost had to continue wearing ties that were suitable for Church! OMG!

    • @tastx3142
      @tastx3142 20 днів тому

      My friend was an Olympic gold medalist and while he carried his medal, all the other clothes, equipment and memorabilia were stolen and never recovered. Some things are irreplaceable.

  • @b.m.c.8755
    @b.m.c.8755 3 місяці тому +1

    Avoid placing valuables, small items, electronics when shipping luggage’s in cargo bags. A very good advice is to place 1-2 “Air Tags” to track your luggage’s being shipped.

  • @allthingsnu4673
    @allthingsnu4673 7 місяців тому +15

    People off the street should not be able to walk into the baggage area. On my last trip, I went to a UPS Store at the end of my trip and mailed a package to my house of everything I'd purchased during my trip that wouldn't fit in my carry-on bags. I'd rather pay a shipping fee than bring larger luggage that could get lost or stolen.

  • @AMERICANPATRIOT1945
    @AMERICANPATRIOT1945 7 місяців тому +51

    Another tragedy here is that the criminal received only 180 days in prison and then probation with the condition that he not go near airports unless he is flying. The judge who gave such a lenient sentence should be disrobed and disbarred for life. This is why criminals don't fear the law, and they don't fear victims because the public is punished any time they lay a hand on a criminal.

    • @marciabarreto780
      @marciabarreto780 4 місяці тому +2

      THANK YOU ! And what is more, he will think up another similar scheme to victimize the honest, law abide citizen and if caught will get the same slap on the wrist. I so agree with you, and it is also a tragedy that law abide citizens can´t do anything.

  • @gerrymataia7554
    @gerrymataia7554 7 місяців тому +2

    Absolute madness that any member of the public can just rock up and help themselves to the baggage carousel whereas at London Heathrow, only those who have disembarked from aircraft can access the carousels. Close all doors and limited access into that restricted area is the answer as well as sentencing that thief to a few years behind bars

  • @mimiyak143
    @mimiyak143 3 місяці тому +1

    only 180 days? he need to be in jail for life😂

  • @marktrain9498
    @marktrain9498 8 місяців тому +10

    I always put AirTags in my luggage. Everyone should.

  • @wendyarcher3702
    @wendyarcher3702 8 місяців тому +12

    Baggage should be protected, no one should be able to walk in off the street and pick up your luggage.

  • @clinteranovic8075
    @clinteranovic8075 7 місяців тому +1

    As a non american I was in Boston recently and was amazed to see that the baggage reclaim was not airside, but was just next to the exit door to the car parks and bus stops etc. where anyone could walk in and take bags off the carousel.

    • @johnp139
      @johnp139 7 місяців тому

      They CAN’T be AIRSIDE because the checked bags didn’t go through the scanners and have different rules than carry on bags!

    • @clinteranovic8075
      @clinteranovic8075 7 місяців тому +1

      @@johnp139 Every airport I've been to has the baggage reclaim airside and then you go out through customs and into the public area of the airport. . The only people who could take a bag would be other arriving passengers.

    • @alexcawthorne811
      @alexcawthorne811 6 місяців тому

      ​@@johnp139That's absolute rubbish....other countries do it and it works fine.

    • @alexcawthorne811
      @alexcawthorne811 5 місяців тому

      @@clinteranovic8075 As I said...in other countries. Security in the US is a joke.

    • @clinteranovic8075
      @clinteranovic8075 Місяць тому +1

      ​@@alexcawthorne811 Sorry , I misread your comment..

  • @dupajasio4801
    @dupajasio4801 7 місяців тому +1

    Nobody should be allowed to luggage area from outside. How hard is it to do ?

  • @a11567
    @a11567 7 місяців тому +6

    180 days? He should get 5 years for this and pay restitutions to victims.

  • @rustyyb8450
    @rustyyb8450 8 місяців тому +8

    Why isn't baggage pickup in a secured area?

  • @HenryNunez-zv6yp
    @HenryNunez-zv6yp 7 місяців тому +1

    This is absolutely crazy,

  • @Albanwinter
    @Albanwinter 6 місяців тому +2

    Twice I saw bags almost go the theft route. Fortunately at the time (here in L.A.) they still had the checking of the bags against your baggage claim ticket so the thief was caught immediately. The second time I saw it happen those witnessing the incident weren't sure if it was theft or truly was an accident. The guy grabbed a bag, got partway to the door, seemed a little confused just as another passenger said "Hey, I think you have my bag." Whereupon the first person said "I thought it didn't seem right." So we never knew if it was a ploy or not.
    And now for my travel tip. Don't travel with solid color suitcases. Especially high end ones. I once watched a show where a thief was interviewed and he mentioned that they rarely look into stealing patterned bags because it's easier for the owners to notice them walking on by with the luggage.

    • @danielebrparish4271
      @danielebrparish4271 4 місяці тому

      I tie a plastic grocery bag on the handle of my luggage. It makes it easy to see my luggage on the carousel.

  • @bpxl53yewz29
    @bpxl53yewz29 8 місяців тому +10

    Majority of people I know don’t put anything valuable in checked in luggage. Basically it’s just dirty laundry and toiletries.

    • @temich1985
      @temich1985 8 місяців тому

      maybe it's a Japanese pervert, looking for used undies

  • @donnabaardsen5372
    @donnabaardsen5372 7 місяців тому +82

    This is outrageous! AND INEXCUSABLE! As a seasoned traveler, I clearly recall having baggage claim tickets that matched the tags on our checked luggage; and airline personnel at baggage claim making sure the luggage was actually ours.

    • @hoopslaa5235
      @hoopslaa5235 5 місяців тому

      Seasoned traveller but life and education inexperienced. You must complain about everything changing in life then! I’m a seasoned food eater, I remember when prices were lower! 🤣

    • @Jitterbuggn
      @Jitterbuggn 5 місяців тому +5

      You can’t get out of Best Buy holding anything without showing your receipt but people can just stroll up to the baggage carousel and take whatever they want. Plane tickets cost too much for terminals to cheap out on luggage security!

    • @Flight042
      @Flight042 5 місяців тому

      @@Jitterbuggn Its a domestic airport, international airports have customs which separates the zones. Additionally, airports have zero incentive to increase the security as airlines/credit card companies are the ones at risk for reimbursement, by which this is a minor business operational cost not worth investing in several airports.

    • @marciabarreto780
      @marciabarreto780 4 місяці тому

      @@hoopslaa5235 What you dont remember is a time when your brain cells worked properly🤣

    • @hoopslaa5235
      @hoopslaa5235 4 місяці тому +1

      @@marciabarreto780YEP ! youre soo correct! So glad Ive already been around the world 5x and own a few homes in SoCal beaches! SOo glad I already used them to my success and you brokies in bumfuq ohio crying ad hominem attacks cant counter any of my arguments! BAHAhaha

  • @mmcdonald1000
    @mmcdonald1000 2 місяці тому +1

    He should be banned from the airport 😡

  • @larryb1876
    @larryb1876 9 годин тому

    This happens a lot more than you think. I was a cop at an airport and an airport taxi driver pointed out a guy that he would see several times a day at the airport and each time he was dressed differently. His MO would be to grab a luggage cart, select a bag from the carousel and cover the bag with some type of clothing and casually walk out. I caught him one night with a stolen bag and to make a long story short. Detectives discovered the suspect had two storage units full of stolen luggage. He ended up with a three year prison sentence. Two other times we caught thieves stealing luggage off of the carousels. The one thing I noticed all three times they would wait until most of the bags were picked up and select bags off the carousel when most of the passengers were gone.

  • @buenadelacruz1089
    @buenadelacruz1089 7 місяців тому +10

    Airport authorities should take this seriously. Japan has security assigned per carousel and also checking the tag before leaving the airport.

  • @margaretadekunle4017
    @margaretadekunle4017 8 місяців тому +9

    The punishment is just too small.He got away easily.

  • @flufwix
    @flufwix 5 місяців тому +1

    Why can anyone get into baggage collection? Surely that area should be behind security

  • @pikestance8851
    @pikestance8851 2 місяці тому +1

    In other countries, baggage claim is in a secure area only accessible by those flying. The US is the only place where this is not the case.

  • @matk2283
    @matk2283 2 місяці тому +1

    Excellent camera surveillances and great police work !!

  • @patriciang4940
    @patriciang4940 8 місяців тому +14

    The suitcases of the arrival flights should not be released on the conveyer belt; instead, they should only be released upon scanning the barcodes on the baggage tags that are printed for the passengers when they check in their flights.

  • @mprkg
    @mprkg 8 місяців тому +10

    I remember years ago they had people standing at the door and you had to show your stuff or id

  • @charlesparker4481
    @charlesparker4481 Місяць тому +1

    They need workers checking luggage tags after collecting luggage.

  • @kabbystevens5167
    @kabbystevens5167 5 місяців тому +1

    Luggage should be retrieved inside the gates…not at the very convenient exit door.

  • @DeannaWalsh
    @DeannaWalsh 8 місяців тому +16

    180 days? There’s nothing that includes justice there. That guy should be locked up for an extremely long period of time. You know that he will do it again somewhere else. Shame on them for letting this idiot go.

    • @oahuhawaii2141
      @oahuhawaii2141 7 місяців тому

      If he dressed up as a drag queen, he'd be let off without serving prison time. Ask Sam Otis Brinton.

  • @TamNguyen-yz1fe
    @TamNguyen-yz1fe 8 місяців тому +5

    This "serial luggage thief" is served only 180 days in jail then on probation ?? No wonder this crime will be worse.

  • @elianavaldez6631
    @elianavaldez6631 25 днів тому +1

    My biggest fear somebody taking my luggage.
    Anyway, that luggage claim place is very close to the door wtf!!! i’ve never seen something like that before

  • @Fargosportsmassage
    @Fargosportsmassage 5 місяців тому +1

    2 years in jail…WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE JUDGE WHO TOOK THIS CASE..THANK YOU

  • @33Jenesis
    @33Jenesis 8 місяців тому +8

    I always dash to the baggage claim after landing. I worry about my bag being stolen because the area is open to public and no one is checking.

  • @Hommebody
    @Hommebody 8 місяців тому +8

    I have seen drug addicts and other homeless and mentally ill people sitting in the airport as if waiting for a flight. So anyone can get in the airport without difficulty.

    • @oahuhawaii2141
      @oahuhawaii2141 7 місяців тому

      I've seen reports of SFO and ORD sidewalks covered with homeless bums. So easy to step inside to get to a baggage carousel and grab a bag.

    • @happycook6737
      @happycook6737 7 місяців тому

      Agreed. All Airport areas need to be 100% ticketed passengers only.

  • @marthaborja3595
    @marthaborja3595 6 місяців тому +2

    In San Francisco Airport the employees take all the suitcases and you go with your tiket they checked it's the same! Very smart! 😬

  • @thefrankone9515
    @thefrankone9515 2 місяці тому +1

    Tell me your airport security is lax without saying your airport security is lax.

  • @josephineali8774
    @josephineali8774 7 місяців тому +3

    That sentence of 180days is too short, I'm sure he's been doing this for a long period of time.crazy nuts.

  • @billblendick9780
    @billblendick9780 7 місяців тому +13

    The other reason this happens is that in the U.S., generally luggage areas are open to outsiders coming in and taking bags. In Canada, luggage carousels are behind secure areas, open to travellers only.

    • @gemsgemporia6376
      @gemsgemporia6376 6 місяців тому +1

      In UK as well only travelers can access baggage area

    • @TrickyPasta
      @TrickyPasta 5 місяців тому

      US is retarded

  • @300622041
    @300622041 25 днів тому +1

    Only 6 months in jail instead of 3 -6 years.

  • @jorgebravo4544
    @jorgebravo4544 2 місяці тому

    Risky to steal? Are you kidding me! They are left free the same day😂😂😂