Posted on 06/05/2024 2:48:32 PM PDT by lowbridge
A Spirit Airlines passenger managed to track down her stolen luggage after it vanished when she arrived at a Florida airport — using one of the stolen items to aid in her desperate search.
Paola Garcia had been waiting for her small pink hardshell luggage, containing several Apple products like her personal MacBook and two Apple Watches, at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport’s carousel after returning home to the Sunshine State, Local 10 reported.
The exact timing of the incident remains unclear, but Garcia’s desperation to find her stolen property led her to the apparent culprit’s house even before local cops.
Garcia told the outlet she always carried on her luggage without issue, but this time, Spirit Airlines employees made her check the bag before she departed from New York.
She panicked as she watched others grab their bags from the carousel, and her luggage didn’t appear.
“In my mind, I’m thinking I need my computer because I go to the university, I need my computer no matter what,” Garcia told the outlet.
Garcia said she waited “at least two hours” before giving up hope that her luggage would arrive on the conveyor belt.
Spirit Airlines employees told Garcia not to worry and that her luggage would be sent to her house, she told the outlet.
The next day, she began receiving a ping from one of her Apple Watches — except it wasn’t coming from the airport but 15 minutes away at a Fort Lauderdale home.
It was the home of Junior Bazile, who worked in the retail store Paradies Shops at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by Local 10.
Determined to get her belongings back, she went to the home, found her suitcase and her things, and immediately called 911.
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Tyson-who-is-not-allowed-on-the-furniture thinks that price is A-OK.
What are you paying?
My brother lived near the western edge of SC when Hugo came ashore with a 20 foot see swell. Very shortly after an earthquake hit San Francisco and knocked out a section of the Bay Bridge. Everyone was like, “Something happened in SC?”
It didn’t impact my brother much, but the people near the ocean had every right to feel abandoned.
Prayers that you and all your family members are safe.
If a person is good at what they do, I'll try not to let my personal feelings enter into it.
I believe you classify that as "Professional Manner." ;o]
Well, he does, when he feels like it! I’m afraid, in trying to make him happy here, I’ve spoiled him!
Yes, it’s an example of Pinning On your Professional Manner, but it’s generous to recognize someone’s ability to help others when the person has treated you crappy.
Thanks, especially for the former.... as to the latter, streaks come and go...
If I ever come across chicken feet for sale locally, I’ll let you know.
Thank you.
We’re fine. It won’t get here until tomorrow, and we don’t expect much.
Yes, that’s what happens. ;)
Have a good night everyone.
I’m not the Scorekeeper or she would get zero points.
Positives for disaster relief, negatives for being miserable to family?
Trust you ‘n’ yours are not involved in the mayhem to the West.
More prayers will be said for you and your families safety.
Some of the towns will probably take years to recover, and I think the site of Chimney Rock is physically gone.
We’re fine, thanks. The Charlotte area didn’t get hit hard. I think there were a couple of deaths from falling trees, and some people were without power 48 hours or so.
I want that cat! She’s beautiful.
Good morning. Happy Twosday!
With all the in-law drama here it’s sometimes hard to remember that things are happening elsewhere, like devastation from a hurricane or presidential campaigns.
We had to let one of the caregivers go. She did some things very well, but she seemed to want to “take over” and there were some creepy things that made us wonder if elder abuse wasn’t in the future. I won’t go into details, but I’m giving her her final pay and returning some stuff later today. Last night I went over to change all the codes that let people into the in-laws’ place. Isn’t hiring caregivers supposed to make things easier?
And we’re gearing up for the fall festivals, which just adds to everything.
But we haven’t been flooded out. No nearby towns are wiped off the map. So it’s all good.
Decent Wordle again today.
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When we had been asking around about that, thinking that it may be needed down the road, we got a lot of stories about abuse and warnings to "make sure anything and everything of value is locked up securely..."
A real shame...
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