JASON RANTZ

$10K worth of belongings stolen from Everett Navy Lt. Cmdr.

Apr 9, 2015, 5:38 PM | Updated: Apr 10, 2015, 5:58 am

Navy Lieutenant Commander Albert Budaszewski was on his way to San Diego before being deployed to the Middle East when nearly all his uniforms and medals were stolen.

Budaszewski stopped in Salinas, Calif. during their road trip from Everett to Naval Base San Diego, where he will be stationed.

While stopped for the night in Salinas &#8212 upon request from the moving company &#8212 about $10,000 worth of belongings were stolen from Budaszewski’s U-Haul, he told KIRO Radio’s Jason Rantz.

“When I got up in the morning the lock was cut,” Budaszewski explained. “They got everything in the back portion of the truck.”

Everything except three sets of coveralls.

Stolen items included medals, ribbons and uniforms. The uniforms alone are worth about $3,500, Budaszewski said.

“It’s not so much the monetary value … it definitely hurts that there are people out there with such a lack of respect that they would steal those items,” Budaszewski told Rantz.

The 24-year Navy lieutenant commander said he has friends who have encountered similar situations.

“I don’t know who did this, but I get the impression that they don’t have any honor or integrity,” Budaszewski said.

Budaszewski will deploy on the USS Carl Vinson. The carrier is currently at sea.

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