A Chicago UPS delivery driver is accused of felony theft after he allegedly stole $187,000 worth of Louis Vuitton packages from the distribution center.
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The UPS driver was investigated by police after witnessing surveillance footage
The Chicago Police Department reports Pedro Caudillo,26, stole multiple Louis Vuitton packages within a two-week period in April and took them to his home. On Wednesday, the CPD’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force began to track Caudillo’s movements, and said surveillance footage showed the UPS worker leaving the distribution center with three packages. He returned to the center so he finish his delivery shift.
According to WGN, the packages were worth $35,000 and officers allegedly witnessed him dropping the items at his home in Back of the Yards. Caudillo was later arrested after completing the delivery route. During a search of his home, officers also found other Louis Vuitton items.
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Police charged Caudillo with one felony count of theft over $100,000.
Another UPS worker committed a similar crime back in 2019
Emmanuel Lamont Reggin Jr. was a seasonal UPS worker who helped a full-time worker deliver packages in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Local police said while the other delivery driver was unloading packages, Reggin would grab several packages and hid them near a dumpster. The packages contained two Amazon kindles, an Apple Ipad 7, and a Microsoft Surface Pro.
According to CNN, the items were valued at $1,800 and Reggin returned later to pick up the packages. On Dec. 3, he took several more packages that contained an HP laptop and two Sony Playstation consoles. Both items cost approximately $1,050 and a business owner found the boxes near a dumpster. UPS investigator Jose Ortiz was contacted along with police.
Investigators also said Reggin returned to the scene where he spotted police and fled. He was stopped and arrested a few blocks away. Police also recovered the stolen goods from the trunk of his car and he later confessed to stealing the electronics during his work shift. The other stolen items were recovered from his residence.
Reggin was charged with third-degree theft which is a felony.
Social media complains about stolen packages
Having your package stolen by a delivery employee is nothing new as people have issued complaints via social media about their package being stolen when they order from high-end stores, electronics, or sneaker companies like Nike or Adidas.
All that complaining y’all did, and rightfully so, @Nike finally stopped using the tape/labels that way “Just Do It” which basically lead to hella packages getting stolen 😅🤘🏾 pic.twitter.com/s4bbpNQAZk
— Adot White (@adotphoto) April 29, 2022
Video of my @amazon packages being stolen yesterday @DCPoliceDept
It was hospital supplies for my mom and a new pair of sneakers. 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/tUSiZM6ixe
— Dawn Kopecki (@Dawn_Kopecki) April 27, 2022
Two packages were stolen from in front of my door tonight.
They will find inside a case for a discontinued Google Pixel that is still trucking for me and hydrocolloid bandages for cystic acne.
So like… was it worth it?
— Todd von Zarovich (@toddisawarlock) April 29, 2022