Crime & Safety

Burlington Police Find Stash Of Amazon Packages In Cemetery

Burlington police said they will deliver the packages to their rightful owners as they try to figure out how they ended up in a trash bin.

Burlington police said they had contacted Amazon and were waiting to hear back from the online retailer.
Burlington police said they had contacted Amazon and were waiting to hear back from the online retailer. (Burlington Police Department)

BURLINGTON, MA — A groundskeeper at the Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Burlington came across a stash of packages sent from Amazon to different Burlington addresses in one of the cemetery's trash bins. The groundskeeper called Burlington police, who are trying to figure out how they got to the cemetery. In a Facebook post, Burlington police said they had contacted Amazon and were waiting to hear back from the online retailer.

"To ensure that everyone gets their merchandise in a timely fashion (and without too much red tape!) we are delivering the packages to the proper addresses," police said. "If you see an officer delivering your packages say hello!"


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