The Volusia Sheriff’s Office is investigating after home surveillance footage showed a man wearing an Amazon uniform replacing a package delivered to someone’s home minutes earlier with an empty box. proceeding. FOX 35 Orlando reported.
A criminal investigation began after a Florida homeowner shared surveillance video of a man wearing an Amazon vest replacing a package with an empty box.
It happened in DeLand on March 5 just before 1 p.m., Anthony Grant said. FOX 35 Orlando. Grant was waiting for a new iPhone to be delivered when the switch happened.
“It was a little disenfranchising,” he told a Florida news station.
Grant’s Ring doorbell camera captured a FedEx driver delivering an iPhone from AT&T, and the driver also took a photo showing the successful delivery.
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The man was seen approaching the house with an empty box before the exchange. (Anthony Grant, provided to Fox 35/Fox News)
About 15 minutes later, another person approached his front door.
“I would say the attire looked convincing,” Grant said of the man who approached her home wearing a hat and an Amazon vest.
The video shows a man wearing an Amazon vest replacing the FedEx package with an empty, open box before fleeing.
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The theft suspect fled after the FedEx package was replaced with an empty box. (Anthony Grant, provided to Fox 35/Fox News)
“If you report it to AT&T, the iPhone has an IMEI number and they can block it. They can track it if it’s turned on, so it seems kind of silly to do that when you really can’t use the phone.” ” Grant said.
The theft was reported to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. A spokesperson told Fox Business there was no update to report in the investigation, including the suspect’s description or identity.
A box left on Anthony Grant’s doorstep on March 5, 2024 in DeLand, Florida. (Anthony Grant, provided to Fox 35/Fox News)
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Ms Grant said she would avoid having phones delivered to her home in the future to prevent something like this from happening again.
Amazon did not immediately respond to Fox Business’ request for comment, but the company told FOX 35:t“The person in this video did not deliver to Amazon,” he said, adding that he is cooperating with criminal investigations.
