A Lakeville police officer on patrol Sunday found nearly 80 Amazon packages scattered in a wooded area, the department announced.
Around 2 a.m. Sunday, Sgt. Shawn Robert saw the packages in the woods near 63 Bedford St., the Lakeville Police Department said in a statement. Police placed the packages in three bags, loaded them into a pickup truck, and drove them back to the police department.
The packages were not stolen or lost, so the department contacted Amazon’s distribution center near Middleborough and brought them back, police said.
“I would like to commend Sgt. Shawn Robert for his discovery of these unattended packages while on routine patrol,” Chief Matthew Perkins said in the statement. “Sgt. Robert probably saved a lot of local residents a Christmas headache by noticing these bags and returning them to Amazon, hopefully in time for a holiday delivery.
It is not yet clear why the packages were left on the side of the road in the woods, police said. The incident is under investigation.