NORTH MIAMI, FLA. (WSVN) – A UPS driver was arrested Thursday after Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office detectives said he stole packages while on his delivery route, including one containing a Rolex watch valued at about $55,000.<\/p>\n
Dennis Millwood, 55, faces one count of second-degree grand theft and was scheduled to appear in court Friday.<\/p>\n
According to an arrest report, UPS investigators had been conducting an ongoing investigation into package thefts involving items that disappeared while in transit. <\/p>\n
Investigators reviewed surveillance video from a UPS distribution center in Hialeah and said Millwood repeatedly selected packages that were not assigned to his delivery route before loading them into his truck.<\/p>\n
Investigators said one package, delivered on June 9, originally contained a Rolex watch valued at approximately $55,000. <\/p>\n
Although the package reached its intended recipient, the watch was missing when it was opened. <\/p>\n
RFID tracking data showed the package had been inside Millwood\u2019s delivery truck before it was delivered, according to the report.<\/p>\n
As part of the investigation, detectives and UPS investigators conducted a controlled operation on Thursday using two packages containing Samsung cellphones, GPS tracking devices and a security dye pack.<\/p>\n
Authorities said Millwood loaded the controlled packages into his truck despite them not being assigned to his route. <\/p>\n
While stopped in a Miami neighborhood, investigators said he opened one of the packages, causing the concealed dye pack to activate and stain his hands red.<\/p>\n
Detectives said they observed Millwood attempting to wash the dye from his hands before continuing his deliveries.<\/p>\n
Millwood was taken into custody during a delivery stop in the North Miami area.<\/p>\n
A search of his UPS truck led investigators to recover the resealed controlled package, the Samsung cellphones and the GPS tracking device.<\/p>\n
He was transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.<\/p>\n
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