Luggage theft at Sea-Tac Airport reaches all-time high, investigation finds

Records show that cases of baggage theft have increased over the years at Sea-Tac, especially after the post-pandemic crush of passengers.

[shari]

There is no reason why anyone should be able to walk in off the street and have access to the baggage return .

[weareorigin]

Why are the guilty ones protected with their faces blurred?

[watsonspuzzle]

Just fence the area off and set up a machine that scans the baggage claim ticket. If your ticket is valid, you can go in.

[angryranger]

A crime is a crime, no matter if you are homeless or insane!

[keophong]

“Mentally ill” ??? They knew what they were doing

[deroux]

Why isn't baggage claim behind tsa security?

[MrBobochow]

Make the baggage claim part of secure area.

[kingbladerZed]

How low will thieves go. The checked luggage need to be at a more secure place for proper pickup.

[Lelffy]

Back in the day you had to show someone your baggage ticket and they made sure it matched your bag and then you could exit the baggage area.

[beniamintrif]

Seattle airport is a joke no one should be in baggage claim unless they have some sort of ticket or proof showing that they have authorization to be there.

[containedhurricane]

Morality is at an all-time low in the country

[grantfulwiler]

Someone stole my dog once and tried to sell him on craigslist. Got my dog back and police weren't involved. Sometimes you have to handle stuff the old fashioned way.

[KhngKhng]

“Best defense is not to check a bag”. 😂😂😂😂😂. Tell the airlines to allow passengers to bring everything on the plane then.

[Anetnetlovesnoopy]

SeaTac needs to bring back checking tickets and bag tags.

[laskey]

You should need to show a ticket to get to baggage claim.

[Ratryggva]

Washington State - we keep electing losers and are surprised by the results.

[WarHawk-]

Gee, let's 'Trespass' this person 5 or 10 times before we finally decide to arrest him, says the PD.

[eulinpetit-woodyear]

How is the non travelling public have access to these carosels?

[olwlcvf]

Make baggage claim a secured area only accessible to valid ticket holders.

[CharleyTank]

Crazy how security captured them opening bags but did nothing about it.