Delivery drivers for the online retailer Amazon have been arrested in a series of cases in Metro Vancouver. The first incident occurred in September. Amazon has notified Burnaby RCMP after its drivers tried to sell stolen items online.
The driver claimed to have completed the delivery, but the buyer did not actually receive the item.
Police arrested a 28-year-old man in Vancouver on September 29th and seized 32 packages totaling $2,200. Then, on November 22, a 26-year-old man was arrested in Surrey on six counts of theft, and the following week, on November 29, a 25-year-old man was arrested in Vancouver on three counts of theft. Ta. Items stolen in these incidents ranged from a $627 men’s watch to a $35 Apple AirTag.
Burnaby RCMP do not believe the three incidents are related and say incidents like this are rare because of the security measures these companies (like Amazon) have in place. At the same time, the company is urging consumers to be careful about theft of their deliveries and to check their mailboxes frequently, especially during the holiday season.