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A Amazon delivery driver dumped about 80 packages in a wooded area of Massachusetts just days before the holiday, according to police.
THE Lakeville Police Department said one of his sergeants discovered the unattended items early Sunday morning while on routine patrol.
“Upon further investigation, Sergeant Shawn Robert determined that these were three large containers filled with Amazon packages that were scattered several feet into the woods,” he said in a statement. “Officers loaded the bins into a van and took them back to the Lakeville Police Department, where they inventoried approximately 80 packages.”
An Amazon delivery driver then went to the police station the next day and “reported having left the packages on the side of the road on Saturday around 7 p.m. because they were stressed,” according to authorities.
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Amazon packages found in a wooded area in Lakeville, Massachusetts, this weekend.
The packages have since been returned to an Amazon fulfillment center in Middleborough. in southeastern Massachusetts.
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“At this time, we are not seeking criminal charges and consider this to be a human resources matter for Amazon,” added Lakeville Police Chief Matthew Perkins.
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A package from Amazon is in a DHL carrier for delivery of the package. The driver involved in the Lakeville incident reportedly told police he was “stressed.” (Sebastian Gollnow/photo alliance via /Getty Images)
The incident comes as Teamster drivers expanded their strike against Amazon following the company’s “repeated refusal to respect the law and negotiate.”
THE union claims Amazon ignored a Dec. 15 deadline to negotiate new contracts that included higher wages, better benefits and safer working conditions.
Amazon workers organized as part of the Teamsters union strike in Skokie, Illinois, during the 2024 holiday season. (Fox News / Fox News)
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Amazon stood its ground, however, insisting that it had no plans to sit down with the Teamsters because, in their words, they “do not represent any Amazon employees.”
Taylor Penley of FOX Business contributed to this report.