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Tourist busted rifling through sleeping passengers' bags in Thailand
Police say the 51-year-old suspect ran up purchases in China after landing, and reportedly total losses reached 317,662 baht; he denies the allegations.
Watch it as it aired: Rosa Ticks and Hank Ledger on this story, from BBN Crime Watch at 10:02 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are New York Post's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by New York Post: “Tourist busted rifling through bags of sleeping plane passengers in Thailand”.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 10:02 AM ET on BBN Crime Watch, by Rosa Ticks and Hank Ledger.
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What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA fifty-one-year-old Chinese tourist was arrested at Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport, accused of stealing bank cards from passengers on two domestic flights.

Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterPolice allege he dug through bags in the overhead bins while people SLEPT, and then used a portable card reader shortly after the plane landed!

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA portable card reader.

Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterPolice say they seized banknotes from twelve foreign countries, two phones and more than thirty-five thousand baht, and they are investigating thirty-seven journeys through Bangkok's airports!

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe denies the allegations, and police are hunting possible accomplices.

Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterThirty-seven journeys!

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTwelve countries of cash. He had better travel stamps than any of us.

Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterBefore the top of the hour, a couple in Paris who stayed for the cigarettes while the city burned: what were they thinking?
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