FAIRFIELD, Calif., Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Authorities in California said they arrested a UPS employee accused of stealing $40,000 worth of packages from a distribution center.
Fairfield Police Department Major Crimes Unit detectives said Ronald Lozano, 38, who has worked for UPS for 16 years, had been taking packages including computers, cellphones, iPods and video game systems from the Fairfield distribution center where he was stationed since April, KVOR-TV, Sacramento, reported Friday.
Police said they found $8,000 worth of stolen items from the packages in the suspect's home.
Lozano, who was placed on leave pending termination after his Wednesday arrest, was charged with embezzlement, possession of stolen property, and grand theft. He was released from the Solano County Jail on $10,000 bail.
