The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office is searching for four people seen on surveillance footage who are suspected of stealing baggage from the Sacramento International Airport amid days of holiday chaos and cancellations. Officials said the two men and two women were seen at the airport on Monday between 4:15 a.m. and 4:30 a.m.| READ MORE | Flight cancellations leave Southwest travelers in Sacramento strandedThe suspects were seen roaming the area where bags from canceled flights were placed at both terminals. Then, three of the four suspects left empty-handed, but one of the women left with two roller bags, the sheriff’s office said. | VIDEO BELOW | Sacramento sheriff’s Deputy Scott Brown on the investigation into airport baggage thefts”They were only in for approximately five minutes,” Deputy Scott Brown said. He said that an employee at one of the terminals had also helped to keep more bags from being taken by talking to the suspects. The suspects got nervous and walked away, he said. | VIDEO BELOW | Passengers search for luggage as cancellations continueDeputies said the suspects drove away to another area where they rummaged through the bags and dumped the items they didn’t take.The suspect vehicle is a white Dodge 4-door truck with custom black wheels. “They are vultures and they are looking for the absolutely easiest targets,” Sgt. Amar Gandhi said. “The worst part of it is they are preying on people at their most vulnerable moment, thousands of miles away from home.”| VIDEO BELOW | Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson on airport baggage theftsHe said that security has been stepped up at the airport. The thefts come after days of Southwest Airlines cancellations during holiday travel that left thousands stranded across the country. As of Thursday, Southwest said it expects normal operations to resume by Friday. | MORE | Southwest says it expects normal operations to resume Friday Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office is searching for four people seen on surveillance footage who are suspected of stealing baggage from the Sacramento International Airport amid days of holiday chaos and cancellations.
Officials said the two men and two women were seen at the airport on Monday between 4:15 a.m. and 4:30 a.m.
| READ MORE | Flight cancellations leave Southwest travelers in Sacramento stranded
The suspects were seen roaming the area where bags from canceled flights were placed at both terminals.
Then, three of the four suspects left empty-handed, but one of the women left with two roller bags, the sheriff’s office said.
| VIDEO BELOW | Sacramento sheriff’s Deputy Scott Brown on the investigation into airport baggage thefts
“They were only in for approximately five minutes,” Deputy Scott Brown said.
He said that an employee at one of the terminals had also helped to keep more bags from being taken by talking to the suspects. The suspects got nervous and walked away, he said.
| VIDEO BELOW | Passengers search for luggage as cancellations continue
Deputies said the suspects drove away to another area where they rummaged through the bags and dumped the items they didn’t take.
The suspect vehicle is a white Dodge 4-door truck with custom black wheels.
“They are vultures and they are looking for the absolutely easiest targets,” Sgt. Amar Gandhi said. “The worst part of it is they are preying on people at their most vulnerable moment, thousands of miles away from home.”
| VIDEO BELOW | Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson on airport baggage thefts
He said that security has been stepped up at the airport.
The thefts come after days of Southwest Airlines cancellations during holiday travel that left thousands stranded across the country.
As of Thursday, Southwest said it expects normal operations to resume by Friday.
| MORE | Southwest says it expects normal operations to resume Friday
Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.