$174K Worth Of Jewelry Stolen By UPS Worker: Police

ABERDEEN, MD — A former United Parcel Service worker from Aberdeen has been convicted in connection to the theft of $174,000 worth of jewelry from packages that arrived at the UPS facility where he worked.

The jewelry theft scheme happened over a span of six months starting in December 2024. Eight packages sent through UPS to Saxons Diamond Centers in Harford County never arrived at their destination. Six other packages headed to jewelry stores in the Harford Mall and six more mailed to the Mall in White Marsh also were stolen.

During their investigation, detectives discovered that a part-time worker, identified as Kazane Deravin, at the UPS Customer Center located just off Route 40 had been stealing the jewelry during his shifts.

“He sought high-value jewelry items that he could look at local and regional jewelry stores and know that package was destined for those locations and simply remove the package and make the theft,” Aberdeen Police Capt. C. William Reiber told WMAR.

A search done by WMAR of the suspect's name at area pawn shops showed a pattern of selling cell phones, laptops and coins and ultimately, jewelry, including a $69,000 custom cut diamond engagement ring, a ring that Saxons Diamond Centers had sent off to be repaired. Aberdeen Police say the suspect gifted some of the stolen jewelry to his mother.

The suspect has been ordered to repay the insurance claims filed for the jewelry that was originally believed to have been lost, the police department shared.

“Ultimately, $174,000 in losses was found in that theft scheme so it was quite substantial over the course of that time,” said Reiber, “and being the inside man, there’s access to those high-value items and without reporting, there may be cameras and things inside, but unless it’s reported these things have gone missing, it doesn’t turn somebody on to find out who is actually doing it.”