El Al Catches Theives at Airport!

Welcome back from the Jewish holiday vacation! Let's ease back into discussing current events with a crime article...

Today's article: Passengers on El Al flights out of New York's JFK airport were complaining that items were missing from their luggage, particularly valuables. El Al decided to put a hidden camera in the luggage area and found 7 luggage handlers stealing valuables, including jewelry, watches, computers and cash, worth thousands of dollars! Some of these items were recovered at the handlers' homes.

Questions for Kids:

• If you arrived at your destination after a flight and items were missing from your luggage, what would you do? How would you notify the airline? 
• If you were in charge of El Al and realized you were getting lots of similar complaints, what action would you take? How long would you wait? 
• What was the crime committed here? (Theft) What should be the handlers' punishment? (Jail time? Fines? Losing their jobs? Permanent stain on their employment records?)
• What do you think will be hardest challenge for these handlers to overcome to get jobs in the future? What should they do about it? (Express remorse; be upfront; some may try to avoid putting it on their resumes, despite a law that says they have to if convicted of theft)

El Al video cameras have caught seven baggage handlers at JFK airport who stole passengers’ valuables, including cash, watches, computers and jewelry. The ariline became suspicious when a number of passengers complained about missing items. El Al placed a video camera in April to monitor the thieves and discovered they did more than just handle luggage. The film caught them stuffing their clothes with thousands of dollars of goods, some of which were later found in their homes by investigators.

Read more at: http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/el-al-catches-luggage-handlers-who-stole-passengers-valuables/2013/09/01/

El Al video cameras have caught seven baggage handlers at JFK airport who stole passengers’ valuables, including cash, watches, computers and jewelry. The ariline became suspicious when a number of passengers complained about missing items. El Al placed a video camera in April to monitor the thieves and discovered they did more than just handle luggage. The film caught them stuffing their clothes with thousands of dollars of goods, some of which were later found in their homes by investigators.

Read more at: http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/el-al-catches-luggage-handlers-who-stole-passengers-valuables/2013/09/01/

The ariline became suspicious when a number of passengers complained about missing items. El Al placed a video camera in April to monitor the thieves and discovered they did more than just handle luggage. The film caught them stuffing their clothes with thousands of dollars of goods, some of which were later found in their homes by investigators.

Read more at: http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/el-al-catches-luggage-handlers-who-stole-passengers-valuables/2013/09/01/

The ariline became suspicious when a number of passengers complained about missing items. El Al placed a video camera in April to monitor the thieves and discovered they did more than just handle luggage. The film caught them stuffing their clothes with thousands of dollars of goods, some of which were later found in their homes by investigators.

Read more at: http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/el-al-catches-luggage-handlers-who-stole-passengers-valuables/2013/09/01/