Former UPS Worker Charged with Theft and Pawning

Adela Beatriz Orellana, a 26-year-old former UPS employee from Hyattsville, Maryland, has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of theft for stealing contents from packages and selling them at local pawn shops. The investigation began in November 2023 when a victim reported that five gold coins sent through a UPS store on Viers Mills Road arrived missing three coins. In April 2024, the missing coins were found at a coin shop, leading to Orellana's identification as the suspect. She turned herself in on June 26, 2024, after a warrant was issued for her arrest. Detectives have charged her with additional thefts from other packages and are urging other potential victims who sent packages through the Rockville and Wheaton UPS stores to come forward. Her trial is scheduled for October 3, 2024.