Baggage crew chief charged with stealing woman’s clothes

A St. Patrick's Day theft led to the April Fools' Day arrest of an American Airlines baggage crew chief, according to Philadelphia police.

Christopher Shaw, 37, is facing two charges of theft following his arrest at about 4:45 p.m. yesterday at Philadelphia International Airport, according to Officer Christine O'Brien.

The price tags, totalling $550, were still on the four items when they were packed by the Pennsylvania woman, who bought them at a Galleria Nordstrom in Dallas, O'Brien said.

The passenger noticed the items were gone after taking American Airlines Flight 892 back to Philadelphia on March 17.

The woman had her Texas condo checked, and contacted Nordstrom, which later discovered that the items had been returned to the King of Prussia store.

Philadelphia Police took over the investigation, which led to Shaw's arrest.

American Airlines helped solve this case, said corporate spokesman Tim Smith.

"Any time we have any suspicions or become aware of a situation, we're going to get involved and be very proactive in rooting out anything that's not right," he said.

"This specific case drew our suspicion in several ways ... and one thing led to another," he said.

He called the case unusual. "We have roughly 75,000 honest, very hard-working employees," he said.