A baggage screener at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport has been arrested after being accused of stealing $5,000 in cash from a traveler's jacket, according to the Port Authority Police Department.
A man who had retrieved his coat from an X-ray machine belt Wednesday evening told authorities a short time later that $5,000 was missing, police spokesman Al Della Fave said.
When investigators checked surveillance camera videos, they saw a female Transportation Security Administration screener remove the currency, wrap it in a latex glove, and depart for the bathroom, Della Fave said. He said when investigators found the woman, she did not have the money on her.
