FedEx driver busted after tens of thousands of dollars in undelivered packages found in storage unit: police

A Louisiana FedEx operator was arrested aft constabulary accidental helium stole tens of thousands of dollars’ worthy of packages and held them successful a adjacent retention shed. 

On Feb. 13, spot theft detectives with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office received a study regarding a theft involving a bundle that was ne'er delivered 2 days prior, authorities said successful a Facebook post. 

An probe into the alleged theft resulted successful authorities identifying 27-year-old Tyran Jackson, a FedEx transportation driver, arsenic a fishy successful the case. 

Tyran Jackson, a FedEx transportation driver, was arrested for allegedly stealing astir $62,000 worthy of undelivered packages successful Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office)

Authorities besides learned the missing bundle was located wrong a retention portion astatine the 10500 artifact of Perkins Road successful Baton Rouge, according to police.

While executing a hunt warrant for the retention unit, investigators discovered astir $62,000 worthy of stolen FedEx merchandise wrong the unit.

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Police shared pictures of the stolen items recovered successful the retention unit. (East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office)

Photos shared by the constabulary section amusement piles of boxes, including a Nike footwear container and ample quantities of cigars, on with different smoking supplies. 

Following the find and cataloging of the items, Jackson was subsequently located and taken into custody, constabulary said.

"We are nary longer seeking further victims, arsenic the bulk of the stolen items were successful FedEx's care, custody, and power astatine the clip of the theft," the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office said successful a connection to Fox News Digital. "As such, the items successful question were returned to FedEx."

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Police shared a representation of immoderate of the stolen items recovered successful the retention unit. It included smoking supplies and cigars. (East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office)

Jackson was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison connected 1 complaint of felony theft.

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"The information and information of our customers' shipments is simply a apical priority," a FedEx spokesperson said successful a connection to Fox News Digital. "We are afloat cooperating with authorities successful their investigation, and this idiosyncratic is nary longer providing services connected behalf of FedEx."

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