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| Iraq-Jordan |
| MPs Catch Exchange Service Thieves |
| 2005-03-03 |
| LOGISTICS SUPPORT AREA ANACONDA, BALAD, Iraq, March 2, 2005 — Over the past month, the military police here have responded to 54 larcenies, including burglaries, theft of government and private property, postal theft and shoplifting. "Larceny is probably the majority of our cases," said U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Krupka, 939th Military Police Detachment (Law and Order). Two of the most recent incidents involved third country nationals who were caught with unauthorized items from alcohol to digital cameras to military issued equipment. We got a tip that the [Army and Air Force Exchange Service] employees had alcohol in their possession, so we went over there and found all kinds of stuff," said Investigator Shane Stephens, 939th MP Detachment. The suspects were adamant that soldiers gave them the items, but much of it had clearly been stolen, Stephens said. One suspect was in possession of 11 brand new military issue knives worth $144 each. Others had expensive digital cameras, SAPI (body armor) plates, rucksacks, load bearing equipment and desert camouflage uniforms. In the second incident, two men were caught by Army and Air Force Exchange Service loss prevention attempting to steal two packages of underwear. When they were questioned, loss prevention personnel found an additional four packages, said Capt. Gary Blagburn, 939th MP Detachment operations officer. {snip} In both cases, the individuals were fired by their companies and flown out of theater. "Usually, when they're caught, they're back home in one to two days," Blagburn said. |
| Posted by:Chuck Simmins |
| #9 In Korea(1974)every time a shpiment of Levi's came in they were gone in a matter of hours,Marlboro's hard to find,and the only beer you could get at the remote sites(ex:A-Battery,1-44 ADA)was Black Label. |
| Posted by: Raptor 2005-03-03 6:40:07 PM |
| #8 So they were trading up....what's the problem? |
| Posted by: Milo Minderbinder 2005-03-03 3:42:34 PM |
| #7 True story--- I was out shopping in one of the big open-air markets near Tongdemun Statium, downtown Seoul and one of the local vendors there had a whole big box of camoflaged mini flashlights... with the original AAFES price tag still on every one! |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2005-03-03 2:47:06 PM |
| #6 McQueen not Newman. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-03-03 1:53:01 PM |
| #5 Actually I was thinking of Gleason and Newman in Goldmans Soldier in the Rain. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-03-03 1:51:46 PM |
| #4 Ok, Shipman, now I have Tony Curtis in Operation: Petticoat in my head. That or the M*A*S*H ep. |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2005-03-03 11:50:27 AM |
| #3 It's just like being in Korea or the Philippines. Have you checked to see if they've dug any tunnels into the storeroom? |
| Posted by: Steve 2005-03-03 11:40:58 AM |
| #2 It wasn't really about the underwear, the underwear was for another sargeant who had 5 mattresses and wanted an air conditioner. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-03-03 11:36:50 AM |
| #1 So, I lost my job because I stole underwear. Oh, that'll go over well. |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2005-03-03 11:22:22 AM |