Jerseys are apparently a popular item among baggage handlers. (see below)
I remember seeing an investigation by some news show into theft by airport workers. It was unbelievable how rampant the problem was. It was as if the workers were treating the baggage as their own personal store.
You should always try to take your valuables on carryon.
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Crosby's Penguins jersey pilfered
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 | 11:38 AM ET
CBC Sports
It seems no Sidney Crosby hockey sweater is safe. For the second time in less than a year, one of the phenom's game-worn jerseys has disappeared at an airport.
Crosby's father, Troy, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette the Penguins jersey Sidney Crosby wore in his first NHL game on Oct. 5 was missing.
The jersey was later recovered at Pittsburgh International Airport, found between a piece of equipment and a stairwell.
The white Penguins jersey Sidney Crosby wore in his NHL debute has been found. (CP Photo)
US Airways spokesperson Davis Castelveter said the jersey was found in the same plastic bag in which it was packed and the investigation would continue.
Troy Crosby told the Pittsburgh newspaper he had the white sweater in his bag when he checked onto a US Airways flight from Pittsburgh to Buffalo.
"When I got the bag off [the baggage-claim conveyor] belt in Buffalo, it was partially unzipped," Crosby told the paper. "I noticed it right away."
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"Someone saw my name on that [claim tag]," he added. "They took a look inside, and hit the jackpot."
In January, a Canadian sweater worn by Crosby in the gold-medal final of the world junior hockey championship was stolen by an Air Canada baggage handler.
Jacques Lamoureux took the jersey from Crosby's bag when the phenom passed through Montreal's airport after the tournament.
After getting the jersey back, Crosby put it up for auction and donated the proceeds from the sale to charity.
The sweater raised $22,100 for hockey charities and south Asian tsunami relief.
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