Well how do I know if I’m glad to see you until I’ve rifled through your luggage to see what you’ve got?
The Broward Sheriff's Office says 30-year-old Nelson Santiago stole around $50,000 worth of electronics over the past six months from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport's Terminal 1.
Santiago -- a TSA officer since 2009 -- was caught earlier this week by a Continental Airlines employee taking an iPad out of someone's luggage and stuffing it into his pants, the cops say.
After being arrested Monday on two counts of grand theft, police say Santiago admitted to stealing computers, GPS devices, video cameras, and other electronic merchandise from luggage he was supposed to be screening.
Okay, that’s bad. Not surprising, but bad.
On the other hand, looks like they’ve finally found a TSA agent who understands the meaning of the word efficiency:
The cops say Santiago would immediately take pictures of his new goods and upload the photos online to sell the stuff.
Santiago would typically sell the stolen goods to people before his shift was even over, police say.
Now that’s fast. That's efficiency. I know the guy’s got to stand trial and all – and lose his job, too – and of course I'm not suggesting we reward crime and dishonesty, but it’s too bad we can’t give him a promotion once that’s all done. Passengers would fly through those lines!
UPDATE - Title changed because Stacy McCain and VodkaPundit (and probably half the rest of the blogosphere) already made that same joke. Plus, I was violating my own Rule 5-A.
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