Police: Worker at airport stole from blind woman

ST. LOUIS (AP) - A worker at Lambert Airport in St. Louis is accused of stealing from a blind woman in a wheelchair after helping her at the airport.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (https://bit.ly/1pWZrYw ) reports that 23-year-old Justin Gillespie of St. Louis was charged Thursday with felony stealing. He does not have a listed attorney.

Gillespie works for AirServ, a contractor which provides passenger services at the airport.

Airport police say Gillespie wheeled the woman through security on Jan. 3. She then asked to use the restroom. A security camera allegedly shows Gillespie reaching into her bag as he waited for her outside the restroom. When the woman arrived home she noticed $800 was missing.

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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, https://www.stltoday.com