Oklahoma authorities are looking into the Grinch who stole hundreds of Amazon packages that were supposed to be delivered by Christmas Day.
“Hundreds of people didn’t get their Christmas gifts,” Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Aaron Brilbeck told Fox News Digital Monday. “This is porch piracy on steroids.”
A tipster called in to report “illegal dumping” in a wooded area on New Year’s Eve, Brilbeck said. But when deputies arrived, they discovered the heist of almost 600 undelivered Amazon packages that had shipped out of the distribution center but never reached the Postal Service.
Investigators were going through the remaining items parcel-by-parcel with help from both Amazon and the Postal Service, according to authorities.
Package thefts have plagued Amazon customers for years, especially around the holidays. But porch piracy usually involves thieves snatching deliveries from victims’ doorsteps before they have a chance to bring them inside — not hijacking an entire truckload.
An Amazon spokesperson said the e-commerce giant is cooperating with investigators and deferred to local authorities for comment.
A spokesperson for the Postal Service did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.
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