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- A New Jersey man received a strange delivery from Amazon: not only did he get what he ordered, but also an unexpected item that prompted him to call the police.
- Jason Dwyer’s order was very simple: a box of raisins. He arrived on time, but something turned up that left the West New York man speechless after finding it.
- A sharp kitchen knife was just outside the package, a risk to anyone who picked it up.
NEW JERSEY — A New Jersey man received a strange delivery from Amazon: not only what he ordered, but also an unexpected item that prompted him to call the police.
Jason Dwyer’s order was very simple: a box of raisins. He arrived on time, but something turned up that left the West New York man speechless after finding it.
A sharp kitchen knife was just outside the package, a risk to anyone who picked it up.
“If your goal is to scare someone, you may have succeeded,” Dwyer told NBC New York.
Surveillance video from the afternoon of Friday, January 6, showed the Amazon driver dropping off Dwyer’s order. It didn’t seem like the worker noticed anything was wrong with one of the packages.
Moments later, Dwyer received a photo from Amazon, confirming that his order was delivered. A closer look at that photo shows the blue handle of the knife sticking out of the left side of the package. One of Dwyer’s neighbors in the building picked up the package to see if it belonged to them.
“I went by to pick up Jason’s box,” said neighbor Chris Detrizio. “Has no sense”.
No one was hurt by what Dwyer said is an eight-inch knife. Dwyer filed a police report with the West New York Police Department and contacted Amazon to find out how the knife got there.
“It may sound like a joke, but it’s not,” he said.
In a statement, an Amazon spokesperson said they “take these matters seriously and have contacted the customer to apologize for this incident. We are working with all parties involved to determine what may have happened.”
