Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee airport luggage thief arrested; 2nd man sought
Mitchell Worldwide Airport baggage declare
MILWAUKEE – Deputies with the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Workplace (MCSO) arrested a person they are saying was stealing baggage from the luggage carousel at Milwaukee Mitchell Worldwide Airport.
A information launch says on Wednesday, Dec. 21, Delta Airways staff at Mitchell Worldwide Airport reported a passenger’s baggage was lacking from an arrival carousel. An MCSO supervisor instructed deputy sheriffs to test the airport grounds and surrounding space, together with bus stops.
Whereas checking the floor lot bus cease, a deputy noticed a person dragging two baggage. The person boarded a transit bus and left the 2 baggage behind on the bus cease. The deputy, together with a second deputy, then boarded the bus and took the person in custody to conduct a theft investigation.
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The topic, recognized as a 50-year-old Milwaukee man, refused to cooperate. Nevertheless, the investigation revealed a person who appeared clearly to be the topic, eradicating three baggage from the carousel, strolling out of the luggage declare space in direction of the luggage bus cease, the place he gave one of many stolen baggage to a nonetheless unidentified man, earlier than persevering with on to the floor lot bus cease, the place he was noticed after which arrested by the deputies.
The unidentified man remains to be being sought.
The Milwaukee man was arrested on three misdemeanor prices of theft. Deputies later realized the person additionally had an present violation of probation warrant for his arrest. Further proof was uncovered that implies the suspect could have stolen different baggage from Mitchell Worldwide Airport on Nov. 28.
When you turn into a sufferer
If ever your baggage is stolen, MCSO encourages you to shortly report it to airport authorities and on-site legislation enforcement, freeze or cancel any credit score or debit playing cards that have been in your baggage. In case your cellphone was in your baggage, contact your service supplier to disable or lock your cellphone. Lastly, contact your insurance coverage firm, if related, to file a declare.