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Billerica Police Return Abandoned Amazon Packages, Work With Company to Investigate

Officers hand-delivered two sets of eight sealed parcels to residents after finding them in the street, with the department coordinating with Amazon.

Overview

  • Officers Samuel Hawkes and Matthew Irwin found eight packages on Nov. 25 behind Towne Plaza at 700 Boston Road and delivered them to the listed Billerica addresses.
  • Officer Thomas Huff discovered another eight packages on Dec. 2 near the 129 Plaza on Salem Road and confirmed the sealed boxes were intact before delivering them.
  • Police notified Amazon after both recoveries and say they are working with the company’s security team to determine how the parcels ended up in the roadway.
  • Amazon confirmed it is cooperating with Billerica police on the matter and declined to provide additional comment.
  • Chief Roy Frost praised the officers’ actions as a service to residents during the holiday shipping surge.