The female driver was delivering packages in the Murfreesboro area of Tennessee early Monday afternoon when she was approached by two men who pointed a gun at her, police say.
The men, who were wearing black with masks covering their faces, took off in the van around 1:18 p.m. near Hawkins Avenue and Minor Street, Murfreesboro Police said in a statement.
The van, subcontracted through Diversified Logistics Solutions, was found abandoned on Fourth Avenue a short time later.
It is believed the suspects loaded packages into a large black SUV with tinted windows after ditching the van and leaving behind five packages.
Both suspects fled the scene and are currently on the run.
The driver escaped unscathed and was not injured during the attack.
Newsweek has contacted the Murfreesboro Police Department for comment.
Desmond Gould, 23, of New Castle, Delaware, claimed he was “throwing his feces into the woods” but police allege he was hiding parcels worth hundreds of dollars that he planned to retrieve at a later date.
Police said they saw the driver throwing a large box from the van into the woods running alongside the road.
A total of eleven packages valuing $289 were found and the driver was charged with theft and illegal dumping.
According to WMAR-TV, when police interviewed the driver he admitted throwing the boxes in the sewer because he was angry and wanted to stop work for the day.
Last month, a young courier working for the online retail giant rescued a man from a burning home during a delivery run in Florida.
Sean Campbell, 23, was delivering parcels in New Smyrna Beach when he heard screams, dropped his packages and ran to the scene of the inferno.
Arriving at the home, he realized an elderly man was stuck inside, seemingly unable to move.
Campbell said he needed to rip open the front door to get inside and rescue the man, who appeared unable to respond to the urgency of the situation.
