Amazon Driver Abandons 80 Packages on Massachusetts Road Due to Stress

Police recovered and returned the packages, while the incident highlights holiday pressures and ongoing labor disputes at Amazon.

A Lakeville, Massachusetts police officer discovered over 80 Amazon packages abandoned in a wooded area during a routine patrol early Sunday morning.
The driver responsible for leaving the packages cited stress as the reason and later reported the incident to police, who deemed it a human resources matter for Amazon with no criminal charges filed.
Police quickly returned the packages to a local Amazon distribution center, ensuring most were reprocessed and delivered in time for Christmas.
The incident underscores the mounting pressures on Amazon's workforce during the holiday season, a peak period for retail sales and deliveries.
The event coincides with a strike by Teamsters-represented Amazon workers at seven U.S. facilities, demanding better wages, benefits, and safer working conditions, though Amazon claims its operations remain largely unaffected.