article_snippet.sent: Miami (CNN)Inside a plane at Miami International Airport, baggage handlers are going on a shopping spree with passengers' bags.
article_snippet.sent: we all will continue to be proactive until we all can see that the claims of pilfering through luggage will actually decrease.
article_snippet.sent: John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York topped the list of airports with the most claims of thefts from luggage, followed by Los Angeles International, Orlando International and Miami International, according to the data.
article_snippet.sent: The high-profile case, though, didn't stop the thefts.
article_snippet.sent: Two more baggage handlers at JFK were arrested in 2014 after authorities said Two more baggage handlers at JFK stole two designer handbags from a suitcase, and then tried to sell two designer handbags from a suitcase on eBay.
article_snippet.sent: Then, in December, seven more JFK baggage handlers were charged with stealing valuables from checked luggage.
article_snippet.sent: The items were stolen from suitcases of passengers traveling to or from Hawaii, Japan, Johannesburg, London, Bangkok, Dubai, Milan and various U.S. cities.
article_snippet.sent: In Miami, which aggressively goes after luggage thieves, police have arrested 31 baggage handlers and ramp workers since 2012, including six so far this year.
article_snippet.sent: But that apparently hasn't stopped the luggage thieves.
article_snippet.sent: Luggage theft could definitely lead to more serious problems, Patrick Gannon, police chief of Los Angeles International Airport said.
article_snippet.sent: So there is, I believe, a connection between baggage theft and terrorism," Gannon said.
article_snippet.sent: Luggage theft isn't confined to airport workers.
article_snippet.sent: CNN contacted airports around the country and found while the total thefts from carousels are relatively low, it continues to be a problem.
article_snippet.sent: For example, Seattle reported 214 luggage thefts from carousels and other airport locations last year, 200 in Las Vegas, 36 in Atlanta, 35 in Phoenix, 15 at Ronald Reagan Washington National, 14 at Dulles International and 10 at Chicago's O'Hare Airport.