FedEx puts drivers on high alert following string of robberies, attacks

[KARAH RUCKER]

A HIGH ALERT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. 

ONE OF THE NATION’S LARGEST DELIVERY SERVICES – WARNING DRIVERS TO BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS AS TRUCK ROBBERIES AND CARJACKINGS ARE ON THE RISE.

SOME- LIKE THE ONE YOU’RE SEEING – ACTUALLY CAUGHT ON CAMERA. 

THIS WAS THE SCENE IN CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA. MEN IN HOODIES, MASKS AND GLOVES, SURROUND THE DELIVERY TRUCK. POLICE SAY THEY’RE LOOKING INTO WHETHER THIS ROBBERY IS LINKED TO SIMILAR RECENT INCIDENTS.

IT’S A NATIONWIDE ISSUE. 

JUST LAST MONTH, NBC REPORTING AN AMAZON TRUCK DRIVER WAS ROBBED AT GUNPOINT IN NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. 

AND IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, A GROUP OF PEOPLE SURROUNDED A FEDEX TRUCK, FORCEFULLY OPENING THE REAR DOORS AND STEALING PACKAGES. 

AN INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING – BUT IT PROMPTED FEDEX TO SEND A SECURITY ALERT TO ITS NEARLY SEVEN-THOUSAND INDEPENDENT DELIVERY DRIVERS – ASKING THEM TO TREAT THEIR SAFETY AS A PRIORITY. 

AS FOR FEDEX – THE COMPANY SAYS THEY ALWAYS MONITOR CRIME AND CHANGE POLICIES TO PUT SAFETY AT THE FOREFRONT FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.

FEDEX SAYS IT’S OFFERING TIPS FOR DRIVERS TO REMAIN SAFE, INCLUDING MAKING SURE WINDOWS AND DOORS ARE LOCKED WHENEVER POSSIBLE. 

WITH THE HOLIDAY SEASON IN FULL SWING – DELIVERIES ARE TOO. 

AND IT’S STILL UNCLEAR IF THESE TIPS FROM SHIPPING COMPANIES WILL BE ENOUGH TO KEEP INCIDENTS LIKE THESE FROM HAPPENING IN THE WEEKS AHEAD.