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Ann Amazon Delivery Driver dumped about 80 packages in a wooded area in Massachusetts just days before the holidays, police say.
The Lakeville Police Department said one of his sergeants discovered the unattended items early Sunday morning while on routine patrol.
“Upon further investigation, Sergeant Sean Robert determined that it was three large bags filled with Amazon packages that were scattered several feet into the woods,” the statement said. “Police officers loaded the bags onto a pickup truck and drove them back to the Lakeville Police Department, where they described approximately 80 packages.”
An Amazon delivery driver then visited the police department the next day and “reported that they left the packages on the side of the road around 7:00 p.m. Saturday because they were stressed,” according to authorities.
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Amazon packages that were found in a wooded area in Lakeville, Massachusetts over the weekend.
The packages have since been returned to an Amazon fulfillment center in Middleborough in southeastern Massachusetts.
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“We are not seeking criminal charges at this time and believe this is a human resources matter for Amazon,” added Lakeville Police Chief Matthew Perkins.
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A package from Amazon sits in a DHL parcel delivery carrier. The driver involved in the accident in Lakeville reportedly told police they were “stressed out.” (Sebastian Golnow/Photo Union via / Getty Images)
The incident comes as Teamster drivers expanded their strike against Amazon after the company’s “repeated refusal to follow the law and bargain.”
The union claims Amazon ignored a Dec. 15 deadline to negotiate new contracts for higher wages, better benefits and safer working conditions.
Amazon workers organized under the Teamsters strike in Skokie, Illinois, during the 2024 holiday season. (Fox News / Fox News)
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However, Amazon stood firm, insisting they had no intention of sitting down with the Teamsters because, in their words, they “do not represent Amazon employees.”
FOX Business’ Taylor Penley contributed to this report.
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