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Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport police have arrested an airport employee on suspicion of stealing an iPad worth $600.
American Airlines said the person was a contractor inside the terminal in a baggage service area near its carousels.
"There were strong suspicions about the suspect, and our security personnel and airport police acted on it," the airline said in a statement.
DFW Airport would not detail particulars of the investigation or the theft. American Airline's security and airport police arrested the person after a covert operation.
"We are aware that there are allegations of theft activity," Prospect Airport Services said in a statement. "We are fully cooperating with American Airlines corporate security and the DFW Airport police."
An airport spokesman said police will release portions of the report on the investigation Tuesday.
DFW airport officials say travelers should keep valuables with them at all times.
Three other people who worked at DFW Airport have been arrested on suspicion of theft in the past 16 months.
Henry Ibarra, a former member of an American Airlines clean-up crew, was arrested in August 2010.
Police seized 171 items from his house valued at $7,500. He is accused of stealing items such as iPods, DVD players and cameras off planes and from luggage.
Ibarra worked for American for 41 years.
In September 2010, police arrested Denmark Masumoto, an 11-year employee of American Airlines, on suspicion of stealing a passenger's laptop.
Police said they found numerous items commonly stolen from travelers' luggage and from planes inside his Euless home.
An American Eagle baggage handler was arrested on suspicion of stealing jewelry from travelers' luggage in August 2011.
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