UPS Employee Arrested For Stealing Contents Of Packages: Police

ROCKVILLE, MD — A UPS employee is facing charges after police said she stole items out of packages and sold them at local pawn shops.

Adela Beatriz Orellana, 26, of Hyattsville, was arrested and charged with multiple counts of theft, Montgomery County police said in a news release.

According to police, authorities first learned about the thefts in November when they were contacted by a victim who said he sent five gold coins through the UPS store at 11160 Viers Mills Rd. When the package reached its destination, it contained only two coins, police said.

Five months later, the victim contacted police again and said the coins had been found at a coin shop on Wayne Avenue.

Through the course of the investigation, detectives identified Orellana as the suspect. On June 20, a warrant was issued for her arrest and she turned herself in to police on June 26, 2024.

Detectives also determined that Orellana stole property from other packages and charged her for those crimes as well.

Orellana was taken to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, where she was released after posting bond.

Detectives believe there may be additional victims who sent packages through the Rockville and Wheaton UPS stores, where Orellana was employed. Detectives are asking any victims to come forward by contacting detectives at 240-773-5476.