CBS caught them in a 2004 baggage theft sting. New York Police caught them at NYC airports. Baggage theft rings have been busted in St. Louis, Missouri, Dublin, Ireland, Portland, Oregon, Australia, and airports scattered literally around the world. While airlines say bag theft is down, and TSA says they screen their searchers, police say bag thefts are rising. TSA says it's airline handlers; airlines say its TSA. Both are harboring some scurrilous thieves, both include bag theft rings.
TSA knows what you pack in your bag! They X-ray it all. If you have a laptop, jewelry, anything of value, they know what you've got. And they make you leave your bag unlocked or use locks for which they have duplicate keys.
Do NOT pack anything valuable in your checked bag. Your carryon must hold:
* laptop & peripherals,
* camera gear,
* CD player,
* iPod,
* Kindle or similar book reader, and
* all your other costly little electronics everyone might want - and someone is likely to steal.
You also need to hang onto your jewelry, eyeglasses & sunglasses, money, credit cards, important documents (personal and business), prescription medicines, anything containing personal data like SSN or home address, anything fragile, anything valuable.
And you'd better take at least one change of clothes and your little Ziploc baggie of toiletries. TSA & the airlines battle over who pays claims most of the time. So at least have some clean undies!
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