A captain in the Israeli Air Force has been arrested for attempted theft during an official visit to a military base in Texas, according to a report aired by Channel 10 over the weekend.
The report said that following a series of meetings with their American counterparts, a number of Israeli officers belonging to anti-aircraft units decided to shop at a store located on the base. One of the officers, a former commander of a Patriot Missile battery, was caught as he was allegedly trying to steal a 99-cent voltage converter.
The officer was arrested by military police but released a few hours later at the request of the head of Israel's military delegation.
Brig.-Gen. Danny Milo, commander of the IAF's Anti-Aircraft Division, is expected to oversee the investigation into the incident.