Now just hours away from the release of Grand Theft Auto IV, news comes today that at least three UPS employees were fired after getting caught stealing the game from shipment boxes.
“We have security in place at the facilities, and we make sure they understand to keep an eye out for things to exit the building,” a UPS worker told Ars Technica. “We had tips from people inside, and some of them were discovered at intermediate hubs... it’s easy to spot: flaps torn, some boxes are re-taped.”
With more interviews scheduled for today that will likely end in termination, all of the thefts seemed to be only for personal use and committed just days before the game officially goes on sale.
“As long as the people loading the packages are doing their jobs, it’s easy to track down,” the source warned.
Another UPS employee even openly admitted on the Xbox.com forums that after seeing hundreds of GTA IV boxes, he felt “tempted to open one box, take a copy, and put $65 inside the box.”
