UPS Employee Arrested for Stealing Contents of Packages

Stolen valuables sold at local pawn shops.Gaithersburg, MD– 26-year-old Adela Beatriz Orellana, of Hyattsville, has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of theft for stealing the contents of UPS packages she accepted, while employed at UPS and selling the stolen contents at local pawn shops.On Thursday, November 21, 2023, at approximately 4:35 p.m., officers took a report for a theft that occurred earlier. The victim stated that he sent five gold coins through the UPS store at 11160 Viers Mills Rd. When the package reached the destination, there were only two gold coins.On Monday, April 1, 2024, the victim later reported to police that the same two coins were located at a coin shop on Wayne Ave.Through the course of the investigation, detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 4th District Patrol Investigation Unit developed Orellana as the suspect.On Thursday, June 20, 2024, Detectives applied for an arrest warrant for Orellana and she turned herself in to police on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Orellana was transported to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, where she was released after posting bond.Detectives further determined that Orellana stole property from other packages and have charged her for those crimes as well.Detectives believe there may be additional victims who sent packages through the Rockville and Wheaton UPS stores, where Orellana was employed. Detectives are asking these victims to come forward.Additional victims are asked to contact detectives from the 4th District Patrol Investigations Unit at (240) 773-5476.