Good day,
An Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) driver stole a package delivered by UPS (NYSE: UPS) after dropping off two parcels at a home in Pennsylvania, according to police.
The victim’s surveillance cameras captured the Dec. 30 incident in Wilkes-Barre, Pa..
“Charges will be filed upon identifying the Amazon driver,” the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department wrote in a Facebook post on Dec. 31.
Did you know?
UPS expects to process 1.9 million returns tomorrow, Jan. 2, a 26% increased from 2019.
Quotable:
“This bodes well for the case.”
— Weston LaBar, executive director of the Harbor Trucking Association, speaking about a U.S. federal judge temporarily blocking the enforcement of California’s AB5 on the trucking industry.
In other news:
Amazon’s second headquarters taking shape
Amazon’s forthcoming 2.1 million square foot campus in Virginia will feature two 22-story towers. (CNBC)
Truckers say picketing union members violating court order
Truckers are accusing some members of the union Unifor of keeping them too long at a picket line outside a refiner in Saskatchewan, Canada, in violation of a court order. (CKRM radio)
Three semis catch fire at Dallas trucking company
Investigators are looking at what caused three semis to catch fire at a Dallas trucking company. (NBC DFW)
Fedex director bought up shares amid plunge
A Fedex director, John Edwardson, bought $1.5 million in company stock two days after the company reported dismal second-quarter earnings in December. (Barrons)
Shipfix raises $4.5 million for dry cargo shipping platform
Startup Shipfix raised $4.5 million in seed funding for its digital platform for the dry cargo shipping industry. (TechCrunch)
Final thoughts:
The package reportedly stolen by an Amazon driver contained a Ring Doorbell, which includes a surveillance camera, according to WNEP news.
Hammer down, everyone!
