'Stressed' Amazon driver leaves 80 packages in woods before

A “stressed” driver for Amazon admitted to ditching about 80 packages undelivered in the woods just days before Christmas, according to local police in Massachusetts.

Matthew Perkins, the police chief in the small town of Lakeville in the southeast part of the state, said around 2 a.m. on Sunday that a sergeant was on routine patrol when “he noticed items unattended in a wooded area.”

After investigating the items, the officer found three totes full of Amazon packages spread out in the woods. The spot was close to an Amazon fulfillment center.

Treasure trove: 80 Amazon packages left dumped in the woods

Three totes full of undelivered packages from Amazon.com were discovered in the woods in Middleboro early Sunday morning Dec. 22, 2024, according to Lakeville police.

Officers loaded the totes onto a pickup truck and returned them to the Lakeville Police Department, where they inventoried about 80 packages.

On Monday, an Amazon driver not identified by police visited the police headquarters and reported dumping the packages about 7 p.m. Saturday “because they were stressed,” police said.

Police said they are not seeking any criminal charges, and the driver planned to report the incident to their manager.

“I am proud of the way our Lakeville Police officers handled and investigated this matter. At this time, we are not seeking criminal charges and are considering this a human resources matter for Amazon,” Perkins said.

Law enforcement officials said they hadn’t received any reports of stolen or missing packages. Police brought the items to the nearby fulfillment center.

This article originally appeared on The Taunton Daily Gazette: Amazon driver leaves 80 boxes in woods before Christmas

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