Ups driver throws package in snow

It is, of course, that time of year, Delivery drivers are busier than ever, and customers are anxiously awaiting those holiday gifts.

You can hear them land on the other side. Keeping packages safe from thieves is a dilemma people across the U. When they first walked up, you see them like, whoosh, with the smaller one. We also asked UPS what else the driver should have done aside from placing the box directly on the ground — including whether a driver should open an unlocked gate as Wims said she wanted the driver to do.

UPS said there is no specific policy on that, but they are emphatic that packages are to be left in a safe, dry location. Chicago News. Georgia wins its first national championship in college football since WHO director makes bleak prediction for Omicron surge in Europe. Jimmy Kimmel fights back tears talking about Bob Saget.

The investigation began November 24, when sheriff's deputies in northern Alabama's Blount County found to packages in a ravine on private property, the county sheriff's department said. On Monday, the sheriff said a driver who investigators believed was responsible had been identified and questioned. Investigators then "determined that the driver dumped at least six times," making FedEx the victim of six property theft cases, Sheriff Mark Moon said in a Facebook post Tuesday.

The name of the driver wasn't released, and no arrest or charges have been announced. The sheriff's office also has not released any information about a suspected motive. Read More. People work to collect packages found in an Alabama ravine last week. I am asking for patience from our citizens as our investigators work through this case," Moon's post reads.

FedEx sent workers and trucks to the ravine last week to begin recovering and distributing the packages. The property is about 40 miles outside Birmingham. The questioned driver "is no longer providing service on behalf of FedEx Ground," FedEx said Tuesday in a prepared statement.