Miami (FL) 18-year-old employee of United Parcel Service (UPS) stole holiday packages that were supposed to deliver.
On Tuesday, December 3, police arrested Emmanuel Lamont Regina Jr. and charged him with theft in the third degree, which is a criminal offense.
Emmanuel Lamon Regin. Source: Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center
According to police, Regin was a seasonal employee for UPS and helped the driver, working full-time, unload parcels to different locations.
Video surveillance is seen as Regin seized several packages, where he was two Kindles, an iPad and a Surface Pro, and put them in the trash, when his colleague wasn’t looking. Detectives said that by hiding things, the man returned for them later in the evening.
Regin repeated the trick the next day, when he returned to help unload more packages. This time he put two boxes with a laptop and two PlayStation 4 under the dumpster.
Soon Regin was taken into custody, and the police reported that the stolen items were found in his house.
Since then, UPS has issued a statement about the arrest of 18-year-old boy, which read: «the UPS works with law enforcement, and the person no longer works for the company.»
In the case of convicted Regina faces up to five years in prison. Uncle and sister’s boyfriend were in court when the judge reprimanded the accused.
«I don’t know whether to go this route in life, but I on your place would not do this. It seems to me, is to avoid trouble, get a good job and make a good life. Good luck to you, sir,» said the judge mindy Glazer.
For Regina posted bail and he was released from Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
