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Couple sentenced to jail for stealing luggage after Asiana Airlines crash

Original post made on May 14, 2014

Two people who used the confusion after the Asiana Airlines plane crash at San Francisco International Airport last summer as an opportunity to steal luggage from diverted passengers were sentenced to jail Tuesday.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 6:10 PM

Comments (5)

Posted by Sheldon Kay
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on May 14, 2014 at 1:11 pm

Couldn't they have found some other crimes associated with what they did? Pretty bad for people to take advantage of such a tragic situation.


Posted by Shane
a resident of Atherton: other
on May 14, 2014 at 1:55 pm

Didn't know Nordstrom was into buying hot merchandise!


Posted by Allen
a resident of Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks
on May 14, 2014 at 2:38 pm

Good point Shane !


Posted by pearl
a resident of another community
on May 14, 2014 at 2:40 pm

And, once again, we see that crime pays in San Mateo County!!! Those light jail sentences are a joke!!!


Posted by Downtowner
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on May 14, 2014 at 2:42 pm

Despicable! And why wait so long to start jail terms?

@ shane - If mdse was new w/tags, Nordies obviously took it back as "returned." Some people do shop before & during trips.


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