A group of thieves ransacked an Amazon delivery truck as the driver watched in shock as they picked up their packages in broad daylight in another attack in Atlanta.
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While the driver was delivering a package to the Country Oaks Apartments in the Fairbun Mays neighborhood Sunday afternoon, she left her vehicle running unattended.
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According to the police report, at least four men then stormed toward the truck to steal several packages from it.
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Video taken from a nearby home shows the burglars jumping from the front of the van and running to the back, where the door was already open.
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We see them getting back into the Amazon vehicle and filling their arms with packages.
The video camera then panned to the driver, who abruptly stopped in the middle of her delivery trip and watched as her truck was demolished.
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Some bandits even slipped and fell to the ground before quickly getting back up as they were in a hurry to continue the crime, but no one was present to stop them.
According to the New York Post, investigators are still working to determine the identity of the suspects and the circumstances surrounding the theft. At this time, the stolen items are not yet known.
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Serial thefts
The Amazon raid came hours after a mob of drivers blocked a FedEx tractor-trailer in Memphis on Saturday to steal sealed packages.
Three men were arrested for their involvement in the looting after they were stopped by a security guard at an apartment complex with several packages in their car.
In another recent attack on delivery drivers, a Maryland UPS driver was the victim of an armed carjacking in broad daylight in Maryland.
In footage taken last Thursday in Prince George’s County, a group of thieves can be seen surrounding the driver before driving off in the company’s large brown truck.