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Airline baggage handlers swipe $80K Patek Philippe watch from traveler’s luggage: cops

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DeTurris, D. (2026, October 4). Airline baggage handlers swipe $80K Patek Philippe watch from traveler’s luggage: cops. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/04/us-news/new-orleans-airline-baggage-handlers-swipe-nearly-80k-watch-from-travelers-luggage-cops/

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Baggage handlers Thaddeus Porter and Morris Robinson were arrested by police after allegedly stealing a luxury Patek Philippe watch from luggage at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport on September 24. Investigators identified the suspects through security camera footage; both men posted $25,000 bonds the day after their arrest.

Written by AI on 2026-10-05, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Thaddeus Porter, 42, and Morris Robinson, 18, were arrested on September 24 by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office in New Orleans after allegedly stealing an $80,000 Patek Philippe watch from a traveler's luggage at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Security camera footage identified Porter and Robinson as baggage handlers for the airline involved. Both suspects were charged with felony theft and booked into the Jefferson Parish Correctional Facility on the same day they were apprehended. The next day, each posted a bond of $25,000. Neither suspect has commented on the allegations.

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Thaddeus Porter, 42, and Morris Robinson, 18, were busted for allegedly snatching the luxury timepiece from the luggage of a man who had flown from Los Angeles to the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport on Sept. 24, NOLA.com reported. uncertain

NOLA.com → bust → Sept.

Investigators from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said they reviewed security-camera footage and were able to identify Porter and Robinson, who worked handling baggage for the traveler’s airline, as the thieves. asserted

who → say → thieves

Cops arrested the alleged thieving duo that same day and booked them into the Jefferson Parish Correctional Facility, charging them with felony theft valued over $25,000, court records show. asserted

records → arrest → 25,000

Records show that a day later, Porter and Robinson posted two separate $25,000 bonds, according to court records. uncertain

Porter → show → records

Porter and Robinson could not be reached for comment. uncertain

Porter → reach → comment

Airline baggage handlers swipe $80K Patek Philippe watch from traveler’s luggage: cops

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