Investigations

Ala. Deputies Uncover over 400 FedEx Packages Dumped in Ditch

Nov. 30, 2021

Blount County sheriff's deputies have been guarding a ravine near Hayden where hundreds of FedEx packages belonging to roughly 450 people were dumped by a delivery driver on at least six separate occasions.

By Carol Robinson

Source al.com

Last week, Blount County, AL, sheriff's deputies discovered over 400 packages dumped into a ravine near Hayden by a FedEx delivery driver on at least six separate occasions.

A FedEx Ground driver dumped hundreds of packages in a Blount County ravine at least six different times, Sheriff Mark Moon said Tuesday.

The driver’s identity has not been publicly released, but FedEx officials told AL.com Monday that the driver is no longer providing service on behalf of the company.

Moon said FedEx is now a victim of six different theft of property cases involving about 450 individual victims.

Some of those are Blount County residents and some are not, the sheriff said.

“Investigators are attempting to work their cases,’’ Moon said. “This will not be an easy or fast case to close.”

Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey said her office will be reviewing the documents and investigation being performed by FedEx.

“At this point, our office has not received the investigative file from FedEx, who performed the interviews in this case,” Casey said.

The discovery was made Wednesday, Nov. 24, when 400-plus packages of various sizes were found in the ditch off River Oak Trail on private property near Hayden.

Blount County sheriff’s deputies were sent to guard the scene until FedEx workers could arrive to pick up the packages, Moon said. FedEx sent multiple trucks and drivers from across the South to load up the packages, Moon said.

FedEx released this statement Monday: “The security of our customers’ shipments is a top priority, and we are committed to treating our customers’ packages with the utmost care,’’ the statement read.

“We regret the inconvenience this situation has caused and appreciate our customers’ understanding throughout the package recovery process. Where possible, recovered packages are being delivered to the intended recipients. In the event of a damaged shipment, we will make every effort to work with the affected shippers to reach a resolution.”

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