If you live in Avon, and the police show up at your door, don’t be alarmed.
You could be one of more than 70 people like Avon resident Michele Kosboth, where Avon Police Officers had to deliver Amazon packages to people’s doors after receiving a call about them being in a dumpster.
“We just were totally baffled by that,” Kosboth said.
A local Avon business found several Amazon packages in their dumpster on Friday, according to the Avon police.
At approximately 2:45 p.m., police were notified by the business and sent officers to respond.
Upon arrival, officers found about 75 opened and unopened packages in the dumpster. Police said all packages had delivery addresses in the city of Avon.
Avon police said that while on the call, they were contacted by the North Ridgeville Police Department. The NRPD said they handled a similar situation with one of their businesses near the border with Avon on Thursday. They were investigating who had dumped the packages and why.
The department says Avon officers and community service officers were able to deliver the packages they recovered to their intended destinations. They learned that all packages had been marked as delivered on Thursday, Jan. 16.
Early Thursday afternoon, Michele Kosboth said she got an alert that her and her mom’s Amazon packages had been delivered.
But when she went to check, she said she didn’t find anything, so she reported the issue to Amazon, who told her to give it some time.
“We waited until today (Friday), and I actually was on a Zoom for work when I heard the doorbell ringing and stuff, and the police showed up with my mother's package first, saying that about 80 packages had been found in a dumpster,” Kosboth said. “I'm sure the police are reporting it to Amazon and having that conversation, but I was totally surprised by it."
Avon police say they are investigating the circumstances that led to the packages being dumped and are trying to work with Amazon to identify the driver who marked them as delivered.
“There could be other things that they spend their time doing, but I appreciate that they were reaching out to everybody and telling us what happened and bringing our stuff,” said Kosboth.
As the investigation happens, Kosboth said she wants Amazon to take this incident seriously.
“I am concerned for people who get their prescriptions through Amazon and things like that now. That more of this will happen with things that are perhaps more sensitive and more expensive, so I'd really like Amazon to figure some things out,” Kosboth said.
Now, if you are an Avon resident expecting a package that was marked delivered on Thursday, you are encouraged to call 440-934-1234 and leave a message for Officer Dave Leon.
