Three Bowling Green residents reported receiving packages over the weekend, then being approached by a man telling them the packages for his “auntie” had been sent there by mistake.
Bowling Green Police Division responded to the first incident Friday, late afternoon, in the 500 block of Cedar Lane. FedEx dropped off a package at the home, and a man driving a light green Buick with Michigan plates reportedly took the package before the homeowner could get it.
The homeowner reported to police that he saw the FedEx truck pull up at his home, with the Buick pulling up behind the truck.
By the time he got outside, the male was back in the Buick. The man reportedly said a package for his auntie was delivered there by mistake. The man drove away before the homeowner could say anything else.
The next incident was reported about a half hour later in the 1500 block of Cedar Lane. The resident told police a package with an iPhone 13 that he did not order had just been delivered.
The homeowner said a male came to his door asking for the package that was accidentally sent there for his “auntie.” The homeowner refused to give the man the phone.
The iPhone 13 was sent to him under the resident’s name with a phone number attached but not activated. The resident called AT&T and was told it was indeed sent to his name but under another account and they would not provide him with any more details. The resident was going to take the phone to an AT&T store.
Police advised the resident to run a credit check on himself and to call BGPD should anything else suspicious happen to him.
The third incident was reported Saturday evening, in the 700 block of Wallace Avenue, when a resident reported a theft of a package the day before.
The resident said FedEx placed a package between the storm door and the front door, and rang the bell. The homeowner brought the package in and put it on the counter. A short time later, someone came to the door, but the resident ignored it. Shortly after that, the person came back to the door and knocked lightly.
The resident opened the door, and the man outside said that a package containing a cell phone had been mislabeled and sent to the address by mistake. The man told the resident that FedEx had told him where the package had been delivered. The resident retrieved the package, which looked like the approximate size for a cell phone. He gave it to the man, who left in a late model four-door sedan.
Police advised the residents to perform a credit check to verify no new credit cards had been opened in their names.
