Workers on edge after thieves across the U.S. target delivery trucks
Across the country, delivery drivers are fearing for their safety after reports of large groups ambushing delivery trucks and running off with packages. NBC News’ Maura Barrett shares the latest on the search for the suspects involved.
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The fact that the guy recording the FedEx truck being robbed is LAUGHING should tell you a lot about the mentality and lack of values on a big part of society.
@-in-the-meantime...
8 ай бұрын
@@PatternRecognitionist actually its called Anomie.
@xlkarma8446
8 ай бұрын
Society is eroding.
@xlkarma8446
8 ай бұрын
@@PatternRecognitionistwhite society and their white collar crimes STEALING BILLIONS
@-in-the-meantime...
8 ай бұрын
@@xlkarma8446 truly saddest part is the ones that whine and gripe the most about it do the least in their role in a civilization to help reverse it. Runaway train effect...
@Doggoneslots
8 ай бұрын
The fact you can't call the black community to step up and take action.
Usual suspects…
@peterlongprong7521
8 ай бұрын
yep... a lot of people here know it, but its not "PC" to point out the obvious anymore.
@manderly109
8 ай бұрын
@@CrackShot-3 they’re there. You just gonna look for them 😂
@LC.1990
8 ай бұрын
@@peterlongprong7521that's exactly why they're emboldened these days. Since 2020.
@user-kz4zr7et6o
7 ай бұрын
@CrackShot-3 you mad cuz these your family members... they'll be on a tshirt soon enough...
@Chris-2actv
7 ай бұрын
Don't even know what they running away wit. Lower themselves just to run "home" n be disappointed or waste it or ruin the stolen property. Whole world has to make sense for better. Doesn't start or stop with them.
I'm a delivery driver and this worries me... i have some neighborhoods where you keep your eyes moving and your truck locked at all times...and I'm 6'3" 350lbs!! This is ridiculous man, especially with the holiday season coming and daylight savings time. God help us!!!
@wakeupamerica2024
8 ай бұрын
Pew pew
@shionuzuki5549
8 ай бұрын
Exercise 2nd Amendment and push for Stand Your Ground. Make these problems ... disappear.
@MrWolfSnack
8 ай бұрын
It doesn't matter who you work for, you have the right to protect your body and life. If they fire you over it, so be it. You want to get killed over a minimum wage job wearing an Amazon logo in your casket? I don't.
@Starsfullaskies
8 ай бұрын
Time to pack some peppa spray. Be safe out there!
@craighess848
8 ай бұрын
As long as the thugs know they can do it and nothing is going to be done about it, they"ll keep on doing it.
Lawlessness is at an unprecedented level. It’s so disturbing.
@MaximumEffort632
8 ай бұрын
Thank your local democrat.
@WhistlesToAnimals
8 ай бұрын
@@MaximumEffort632 thank your local justice warrior for making theft legal.
@blazeroranger
8 ай бұрын
@@WhistlesToAnimalsNo it’s democrats. Democrats ordered justice system to be soft on criminals. POLICIES
@xlkarma8446
8 ай бұрын
Politicians are the BIGGEST CROOKS
@xlkarma8446
8 ай бұрын
@@MaximumEffort632you’re basic
When I did Lyft and dropped someone off in a sketchy neighborhood in LA or San Bernardino, I would just drive out of that area before accepting new passengers. These delivery drivers have no choice where they drive.
If you're curious why this continues to happen. Just google what the penalty is for the crimes if these people are ever caught and you'll understand the definition of incentive and de-incentive.
@jimfinigan1681
5 ай бұрын
WHAT PENALTIES? IF they get caught they are simply released without bail. There are NO CONSEQUENCES. That's why we have this rampant lawlessness.
These hard working members of society just want to help deliver our packages faster.
@WarHawk-
8 ай бұрын
It's not funny, considering that some of those packages may have contained life-saving medications on the way to a pharmacy or irreplaceable personal effects being shipped to a loved-one.
@damonshanabarger2604
8 ай бұрын
What I don't understand is this: Why have they closed all the Amazon counter hubs in my area for 30 or more miles around? They've closed more than five in the last six months. They only have locker hubs around the area, none of which have lockers large enough to fit most items. Not everyone even has the smartphones to make them work. Not everyone wants the stupid app to make them work. The answer to any of these problems that seem to plague parcel delivery service would be to provide better delivery options.
I work at a fedex warhouse and apparently one of the vans still has a sign that says anyone who steals those boxes from the truck (“fedex property”) it would be investigated by FBI
@MrWolfSnack
8 ай бұрын
Mail theft is a federal crime but it has a low conviction rate. A sign is just a piece of metal someone paid $100 to print off, it can't do anything.
@cruzincondo3395
7 ай бұрын
Leave it to a thief to steal the whole truck.
Stop all deliveries to these locations
That's how those people are
There are communities in Chicago that don't receive deliveries of packages, mail, food or rideshare because of the lax standards of prosecutors. No one wants to risk their lives getting robbed. Those communities where the law is still upheld still enjoy normal services. Maybe we need to keep these communities separated.
@fordtruckman80
7 ай бұрын
Criminals will just travel to those safer areas. It's a result of criminals not fearing the minimal consequences.
Those poor drivers 😢
This is ridiculous. Something needs to be done.
@JohnPublic-dk7zd
8 ай бұрын
Vote republican...
@JohnPublic-dk7zd
8 ай бұрын
@@CrackShot-3 for all their faults, republicans lean a little more toward law and order than the communist democrats...it is obvious the defund police, no cash bail, okay to steal less than $950, disarm legal citizens, coddle criminal victim, etc. approach is a disaster, and getting worse...
@bingbong9076
8 ай бұрын
@@JohnPublic-dk7zd Oh yeah, Republicans, the party of law and order. Hows that attempted coup treating you
@PyroShields
8 ай бұрын
@@CrackShot-3 The dude thinks change of a party, thieves are going to stop thieving .
@tjlomin1466
8 ай бұрын
@@CrackShot-3get rid of no cash bail, get rid of Democrat prosecutors acting as defense attorneys and reducing charges. Stop defunding police units.
I wonder what all these people have in common?
@KenTheCurator
8 ай бұрын
say it
@iTz_T27
8 ай бұрын
It's simple. They're black. This is funny to them. You hear them laughing like it's a joke. Black lives matter, right? Where's the BLM movement now? Oh....they only come around when they feel it's a hate crime.
@SUGAR_XYLER
8 ай бұрын
Tennis shoes 🤣
@lance4prez217
8 ай бұрын
BLACK
@FrankGallagherr
8 ай бұрын
Always black Always black Always black Always black Always
Best argument for high capacity magazines caught on video.
@wakeupamerica2024
8 ай бұрын
@@CrackShot-3 I never said anything about race, you did, race baiter.
@wakeupamerica2024
8 ай бұрын
@@CrackShot-3 YOU bring up race and then YOU mention Trump. Just tell everyone what is living in your head rent free 🤡
@user-kz4zr7et6o
7 ай бұрын
@@CrackShot-3blks
@Zulgen123
6 ай бұрын
yeah only to get charged for defending yourself. broken system. best to be locked up for 15 than be buried in the dirt though
Keeping up the stereo types.
Any commonalities among the perps? Anything to look out for?
@terryowen6759
8 ай бұрын
If you see someone wearing a hoodie and a mask...go the other way.
In my hometown, there was a local pizza place that delivered for years upon years and then they started getting robbed. They no longer even go to that neighborhood. Don't take them beyond a certain street. If people don't know how to act, then those in the neighborhood will have to acclimate and go pick up their own packages somewhere else.
The usual suspects. No work boots taken
As a ups driver I carry all the time
Bringin my 2 pit bulls to my delivery job. Security covered
@kevincage1641
8 ай бұрын
No you won’t. You are just yappin. A liability lawsuit would break you
There's absolutely nothing strange about the fact that these are the same people in every video😮
@tdenzel101
8 ай бұрын
Don't fall for the agenda
@thelovely1
8 ай бұрын
How are they the same people in every video in 3 different cities across America were you able to learn geography in school these places are nowhere near each other
@spankyssurprise1361
8 ай бұрын
@@thelovely1 I really hope your comment is sarcasm.
Unless the justice system to include law enforcement, the DA/ADA, the courts, probation officers and jails start stepping-up to stop these crimes, they are just going to increase to the point of complete anarchy which is when vigilante justice starts to respond to correct the problem . . . much, much better not to let it get that far.
Its not a stereotype if you keep doing it
Keep the stereotypes alive and well in the black community! Good job parents
@user-kz4zr7et6o
7 ай бұрын
What parents?
This is such a shame…these kids are out of control and why is the person recording it laughing like it’s funny. These kids know they can get away with it and will keep doing it over and over again. They have no morals, values or ethics of any kind. The future is not looking bright and these “minds” have been wasted already. The delivery drivers should be armed at this point.
@ElijahDavis41
7 ай бұрын
So you would wanna see somebody's life taken for a few insured packages
@jimfinigan1681
5 ай бұрын
@@ElijahDavis41You wouldn't even ask that question if YOU were the one being robbed. It just gets worse from here.
Highway robbery was a thing in the 1800s, guess it’s coming back
Law enforcement and the courts decided to prosecute people who are defending themselves and their property. Lawmakers decided to pass laws requiring people to run away rather than fight back. Insurance companies decided it was cheaper to replace lost goods than to pay for the bodily damage done to a criminal who has been stopped by an employee. Corporations decided to fire employees for stopping thieves and attacker rather than support them. And now, we have more shoplifting and robberies than ever. Streets are more dangerous than they have ever been. And stores are closing. Seems like the powers at be made shortsighted decisions.
@JohnPublic-dk7zd
8 ай бұрын
Vote buying is proving to be expensive...
Their single moms are proud
If the law were harsher, I’m pretty sure things like this wouldn’t be happening as much.
Wow, they really should’ve raise the minimum wage
Repercussions?? When will there be deterrents and repercussions???? Enough compassion and chances, it isn’t working. United we stand… Divided we fall…
Bet no books were stolen.
These criminals need to be stopped.
@First1ToComment
8 ай бұрын
Blacks
@east_coast_ceo1070
8 ай бұрын
@@First1ToComment This has nothing to do with colors. These are criminals who are breaking laws and destruction of people's lives who work for our country
It's just common sense to have a clamp lock!
@MrWolfSnack
8 ай бұрын
They have chop saws they steal from hardware stores. They cut the vans open like a sardine can. Same way they rob the trains in Los Angeles.
What if the trucks had no identifying signage and better locks?
looks like the usual suspects.... sad but true.
The "Usual Suspects" on the job in their chosen profession: Grand theft!
Easy solution. STOP DELIVERING AND MAKE PEOPLE COME PICK UP PACKAGES! Problems solved! And the company make more money not having delivery expenses
@cmcull987
8 ай бұрын
I don't think it's easy for disabled customers or people working from home. I also think Amazon and other companies realize that home delivery means it is easier for customers to order more products.
@Kat_Dadi
8 ай бұрын
Over 500, 000 of us would be out of work my friend and that's NOT counting USPS....wanna pick up your mail every day???
@brandonwayne6131
8 ай бұрын
@@cmcull987 at some point you have no choice. If people get smart and start hitting trucks on delivery, eighteen wheelers these companies will have to change it up. Once people learn they can do the same with groceries trucks and stores they will have to change it up as well.
@brandonwayne6131
8 ай бұрын
@@Kat_Dadi paper mail not having issues. And people have no issue driving to grocery stores on their dime sometime 10 20 miles and pick it up hundreds of dollars of food that they could be robbed for in parking lots and on the way home. You tell me?
@brandonwayne6131
8 ай бұрын
@@Kat_Dadi and it’s already been determined that million more will have to be out of work as we go full A. I. Which means basic warehousing working will not need people soon truck drivers will be full A.I. long haul. The jobs will be in security or policing those autonomous transit and computer engineering to work on those robots. I can pick up my mail everyday.
This is getting ridiculous. Things need to change. These large cities are just trouble it sounds like.
@THEhorihito
7 ай бұрын
Large cities? Memphis is like the 30th biggest city. It's density is only like 2k per square mile. The "suburb" I live in, which is only the 8th or 9th most populated "city" in my state, has a density of more than 9k per square mile. Memphis is the country to people who actually live in cities.
@justpeachyAK907
7 ай бұрын
@@THEhorihito that's your opinion 👍 thank you for it
it seems to be the same kind of people doing this all over the country.....
And what do all of these incidents have in common? The usual suspects.
@TECHLOVER_91
7 ай бұрын
What do mass shooters have in common 🤔
Im telling you these Laws aint strict enough. What good are laws of nobody is scared of them.
Please Get Down On Your Knees And Pray 🙏🏻🌎🙏🏻🌎🇺🇸🙏🏻🌎🇺🇸🙏🏻🥺😢🥺🙏🏻
The government has to start holding the media legally responsible for their role in this crime epidemic.
@KB-kp2oz
8 ай бұрын
I found a government trusting sheep.
@MrRicemilton
8 ай бұрын
What about families and those group leaders taking responsibility…?
They are a lost cause.
AMZ should have packages delivered to their lockers. They shouldn't be allowed to deliver in high crime areas. Period. This is planned. It used to be ONE person robbing, now it's a "crew". How much $$ can they make stealing these packages. Are they going to resell online? They can't because those packages are barcoded and AMZ knows what's missing.
@WarHawk-
8 ай бұрын
Yes, the packages have tracking codes, but the contents of those packages do not. As far as profit goes from stealing, there is apparently enough to make it worthwhile.
Delivery drivers matter.
Amazon going to be like the pizza drivers and not going to make deliveries to the PJs.
They don’t even know what’s in the boxes that’s so stupid
Don't delivery in that area if you don't feel safe...the young man that was shot at delivering for FedEx, they wanted him to continue the same route the next day. Then fired him when he didn't want to
@buxnmax
7 ай бұрын
Yep, don't believe the part about their drivers safety is their top concern. I work in the delivery business and they don't care about your safety at all
They better not take my order 😭😭
It's becoming shameful to be called Black American/African American.
Ride along security guards keeps these workers safe
Why are people stealing Packages 📦 from Stores 🏬 and Delivery 🚚 Truck 🛻?
You said it, Memphis & Atlanta.
This is the dark part of our society
If the Transportation secretary doesn't shut that looting down, he won't get asked back, next time.
Those disgusting creatures! Some of those boxes may contain medication or handmade Christmas presents. 😢
@fuccu2x
7 ай бұрын
Yup, blks 😡
This is going to get worse as the economic conditions in this nation decline - There are only 3 answers for this problem: (1) armed guards that use deadly force stationed in every delivery truck (or) arm their drivers (either of which aren't viable) (2) place tracker-bait boxes set into every delivery vehicle in case they get robbed - and police can track at least a few suspects - OR (3) end deliveries in problem areas = restricted business for bad neighborhoods / lack of law enforcement. The 4th and final option will solve this issue overnight - but will never be considered: Our corrupt and broken government needs to stop spending this nation into the ground and giving away our future and tax money to other nations and wasted in needless wars. Fix AMERICA - and put our citizens first. otherwise - the conditions that caused this problem will rob the entire country, and not just delivery drivers of their future.
@terryowen6759
8 ай бұрын
I don't believe it has anything to do with the economy...it's greed and zero respect for anyone
@jeremiahwhite2624
8 ай бұрын
Tell Biden that
@Tobi-kr1yp
7 ай бұрын
The 4th option is what needs to be heard. I hope you comment this a lot more in other videos. people need to wake up.
@oxax
7 ай бұрын
Actually more jobs have been created under the current administration than the previous ones. These people just don't want to work, they don't care if companies pull out of their communities, and have no respect for the rule of law. So it has nothing to do with (4). Don't forget the infrastructure bill which invested in our cities passed under the current admin also.
Why is it funny? I'm disgusted by this behavior!
Usual suspects
Desperation growing in America.
Typical suspects
The guy video taping and laughing I couldn't understand what language he was speaking..??🤔🙄
This is beyond terrible
This will never happen in uae or Saudi Arabia because of their theft laws.
there seems to be one thing common in these incidents..... glaringly obvious... its right there in black and white
From a Historical standpoint these incidents seldom occurred to the lincoln administration
Do a bait delivery. Full of boxes that go bang then you have strings of 911 calls of a medical emergency then you got the suspects.
@jlhammond1345
7 ай бұрын
ianendangan7462: What if trucks had stun gun type technology on their back doors, and when risk of being attacked is evident, push a button and turn the entire thing into an electric shock mechanism.
I hope the workers don't get killed.
What a wonderful and lovely culture. Such a profound contribution to society.
Some politician in Baltimore is trying to pass a law where you can't go to adult prison unless your over 25 years old WOW
Are there any federal statutes that cover such incidents ?
This is too much, their full time job!
But they don’t get long jail sentence because of the way they look
install keyless entry fobs so the truck lock when the delivery person walks away and automatically unlocks when they gets back
@-in-the-meantime...
8 ай бұрын
So then they jump the driver for access? Maybe not a good idea
@fuccu2x
7 ай бұрын
@@-in-the-meantime... Chimps will always find a way 🤣
@high4lfye243
7 ай бұрын
Haha they couldn’t even afford to fix thier air conditioning, no way that is possible
@fiyahriddims
7 ай бұрын
It shows that you don't know how big business works. You are a worker, not a boss. The world needs Action, not posting......
@-in-the-meantime...
7 ай бұрын
I mean its not that bad of an idea, just needs some tweaking. The world needs action AND ideas.
This is bizarre. How will it get better?
We all know the type of Americans doing this: 🏀
No repurcussions, no risk. SMH
So now no one is going to feel safe driving now.
Them ninjas at it again.
The reparations are being collected
I’m a driver , we are told to lock the truck after u exit
Get out of those areas. No deliveries
I bet LEAD would be very effective response.
Usual suspects, domestic terrorists
They have something in common with thieves in other delivery robbery videos...
Vow...only American can do such things. No shame whatsoever
@manderly109
8 ай бұрын
Someone in another comment said it happens in South Africa lol
THIS IS THE NEW GENERATION
Weird how it's always the same demographic
I'd imagine this will be the big thing happening this holiday season
Back in the day my apartment complex would hold bigger boxes, especially during Christmas time in their office as a safety perk until someone just robbed the office
Even if drivers are packing theres too many against 1 driver Gotta give trucks security now
In the early 1920s, US Mail wagons were being robbed. The federal government put a US Marine on each wagon and the robberies stopped cold. It might not be a bad idea to put a Marine on each delivery truck.
YOU CANT TRUST NONE OF THESE PPL. 😂😂😂😂
They're starting their Christmas shopping early. Sadly, until it affects the people in our government more, it will not change.
Why arrests them when they go back in the streets?
Their parents must be Proud . . .
Prisons need more inmates so this will surely increase the population