Narrative:

The passenger in row xx went into the lavatory after takeoff, carrying a plastic bag. He was still in the lavatory when we took the cart into aisle. The passenger row xy informed other flight attendants that her purse was gone. He went to help look and the purse was nowhere. Passenger xx came back from lavatory and said purse was in his seat. Passenger xy came to the back of the plane and checked her purse and found credit cards gone. She said she wanted police to meet the flight. I took a description of passenger xx to flight attendant #1. Police met the flight -- her credit cards were in his possession. He was handcuffed and taken with the orlando police. Passenger xy and 3 traveling companions were with the police to file charges.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B727-200, MIA-MCO. MALE PAX STOLE PURSE OF WOMAN SEAT MATE, TOOK CREDIT CARDS, PUT PURSE BACK. POLICE MET FLT, HANDCUFFED AND ARRESTED.

Narrative: THE PAX IN ROW XX WENT INTO THE LAVATORY AFTER TKOF, CARRYING A PLASTIC BAG. HE WAS STILL IN THE LAVATORY WHEN WE TOOK THE CART INTO AISLE. THE PAX ROW XY INFORMED OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS THAT HER PURSE WAS GONE. HE WENT TO HELP LOOK AND THE PURSE WAS NOWHERE. PAX XX CAME BACK FROM LAVATORY AND SAID PURSE WAS IN HIS SEAT. PAX XY CAME TO THE BACK OF THE PLANE AND CHKED HER PURSE AND FOUND CREDIT CARDS GONE. SHE SAID SHE WANTED POLICE TO MEET THE FLT. I TOOK A DESCRIPTION OF PAX XX TO FLT ATTENDANT #1. POLICE MET THE FLT -- HER CREDIT CARDS WERE IN HIS POSSESSION. HE WAS HANDCUFFED AND TAKEN WITH THE ORLANDO POLICE. PAX XY AND 3 TRAVELING COMPANIONS WERE WITH THE POLICE TO FILE CHARGES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.