A plane over Logan International Airport

Boston police on Sunday arrested an American citizen returning home from a holiday in Iceland, on suspicion of having stolen money from an air stewardess’ bag. The man, who was flying with Icelandair, is suspected of attempting to steal the US$300 (£189, €220) which was in the bag, along with a small amount of money in another currency.

The man is from Gloucester, Massachusetts, is said to have committed the crime whilst the plane was cruising at altitude over Greenland. After the plane’s crew accused the man of stealing the bag, he returned the money, but then locked himself in the toilet and flushed down some of the foreign currency he had stolen.

Staff at Logan International Airport in Boston are purportedly attempting to recover the money from the aircraft’s storage tank. The man was released after interrogation and was due to appear before a judge in Boston today.

Source: mbl.is
Image: Flickr

Labels: Crime, Transport, USA