Leo Gillick
Waiting for a parcel delivery, especially from UPS, can be frustrating, but holding the delivery driver at knifepoint and making them race police isn’t going to make it any faster.
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What Happened: Police were led on a merry chase through Albuquerque down the I-40, pursuing a UPS driver. The truck had been reported stolen, but it was found that the driver was still inside. The situation was clearly a desperate one, and not their usual high-speed chase.
- Police followed the delivery van down the road, careful not to aggravate the hostage taker. Because the UPS driver was still inside, the police couldn’t use their usual tactics. It wasn’t initially clear what the situation inside the cab was.
How: The UPS driver was taken hostage by a man wielding a knife. While he was out delivering packages, Mukhammed-Emin Idrisov, 35, of Brooklyn, approached the truck. He then demanded that the UPS driver make a run from the police.
Police Handle With Care
Due to the delicate nature of the hostage situation, the police were unable to simply pit maneuver the UPS driver and his truck. Instead, they had to carefully manage the danger of a man being held at knifepoint.
The End: Eventually, the game was up for Idrisov, and the police boxed them in. The driver finally came to a stop close to Unser Boulevard and was rescued. The hostage taker was taken into custody and charged with false imprisonment and aggravated assault.
- Thankfully, the UPS driver was reported to have no injuries. I imagine he was rather shaken up by the whole ordeal, though. It’s not every day you’re held hostage and forced into a high-speed police chase down a highway.
UPS has issued only a brief and unenlightening statement regarding the plight of the driver. “We are aware of the incident and are working with authorities to investigate. We are thankful our driver is safe.”
However, if the UPS driver has to go through their customer helplines to get any support from the company, he may as well give up now. I fully believe anyone left working behind the scenes in the delivery company was replaced by Windows ’98 computers and a small hamster.
