PHOENIX — A bag burglar targeting Sky Harbor Airport has been arrested, according to court documents.
Police were notified that someone was taking luggage from the baggage claim in Terminal 4 at Sky Harbor Airport, court documents state. The burglaries took place over a three-day period in September.
One of the victims is an active-duty military member with a unique camouflage-patterned backpack. The owner of the bag told police that the bag had a key tracker inside the bag, and that tracker indicated the bag was in Terminal 3.
The suspect was found sitting outside Terminal 3 with the camouflage bag. The key tracker was found inside the suspect's pocket.
Police took the suspect, later identified as Ken Curtis, into custody. Curtis told police he suffers from PTSD, according to court documents. A background check discovered a parole violation warrant out of Texas for Curtis.
Police searched security cameras for the previous bag thefts. Curtis was allegedly seen on the recordings at Southwest and American Airlines baggage carousels taking the missing bags. Only one bag has been recovered by police, court documents show.
Curtis is facing six counts of burglary and is being held on a $10,000 bond at the Maricopa County jail.
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