Crime & Safety
Oh, No: Where, Oh Where Did that Package Go?
A woman was waiting for the FedEx guy to arrive. A knock on the door. Package handed off. And then ...

A woman, 75, on Harbor Road, was waiting for a Federal Express employee to come on Wednesday and pick up the package she was shipping.
The FedEx employee was supposed to be at the house sometime between noon and 3 p.m. At some point within that time period, a man did arrive at her doorstep.
She handed off the package, which contained a VCR/DVD player valued at $300 as well as some personal tax information in a manila envelope.
Find out what's happening in Darienfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The man accepted the package and left.
And you know what happened next: The Fedex employee arrived at her doorstep at about 1:30 p.m. One assumes confusion was followed by dismay.
Find out what's happening in Darienfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The man she gave the package to is described as a tall (6 feet in height), thin, light-skinned black man wearing a gray overcoat. Last seen carrying a package away from a Harbor Road home.
He was not seen wearing a FedEx uniform (examples of which can be seen in the picture accompanying this article.
Photo (From the Federal Express website): Here’s what FedEx employees look like
________________________________
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.