Phoenix police arrested 31-year-old Salina Duran on Thursday after she allegedly stole an Amazon delivery truck and attempted to evade officers.
The incident began around 4 p.m. when the delivery driver reported the theft to police. Officers quickly responded and located the stolen truck near 89th Avenue and McDowell Road.
Despite police attempts to stop her, Duran refused to pull over and continued driving. She eventually abandoned the truck and fled on foot near Interstate 10 and 91st Avenue. Officers apprehended her shortly thereafter.
Phoenix Police Sergeant Brian Bower clarified that no active pursuit occurred during the incident.
Duran now faces charges of theft of means of transportation and unlawful flight from law enforcement. She is being held on a $50,100 bond.
Earlier this month, in Phoenix’s Westwood neighborhood, near 19th Avenue and Camelback Road, a woman dressed as an Amazon delivery driver was caught on video stealing a package.
The surveillance footage shows the woman wearing an Amazon vest, dropping off a Walmart bag, then picking up a package that had just been delivered minutes earlier by an actual Amazon driver. The homeowner shared the video on social media to alert neighbors, and a neighbor responded, confirming the same person had stolen their package as well.
“The guy dropped off the packages, and she picked them up right away. So I said, we’ve been ripped off,” David Gibson, the victim, said.
He says she used a Walmart bag as an apparent decoy.
“She dropped off a Walmart bag with an empty shoebox. So, she is pretending she’s delivering something, and she drops that and picks up our boxes and takes off.”
“While the vast majority of deliveries make it to customers without issue, we recognize that, unfortunately, there are bad actors who wear look-alike apparel to steal packages from customers’ homes. We encourage anyone who’s been a victim of package theft to report it to the police, and we’ll work with law enforcement to help as much as possible. Amazon’s customer service is also available 24/7 to help with any matters related to deliveries,” Amazon said in a statement acknowledging the rise in such incidents.
