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Police say seven workers and former workers for Atlanta-based United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) stole packages using fake delivery labels that diverted packages to friends.

Police say the thefts went on for about nine months, WSB-TV reports.

Tuesday night at the Yakima City Council meeting, Brady Sherbahn and UPS Driver Victor Maldonado received the cities Crystal Apple Award for their efforts in helping to thwart a strong armed robbery last year.

Police said last August the two men helped a woman who had her purse stolen by three juveniles at a bust stop on Tieton Drive. The men not only got the woman’s purse back but they helped chase down the suspects and helped lead to their arrest.

Plaintiff Stephen Moore, a United Parcel Service (UPS) delivery driver, was injured when he lifted a box with a shipping label prepared by defendant William Jessup University (University). The shipping label inaccurately stated the weight of the box. Plaintiff sued the University for negligence, and the University filed a motion for summary judgment. The trial court granted summary judgment on the grounds that the University did not owe plaintiff a legal duty of care, and the doctrine of primary assumption of risk barred plaintiff’s action.

United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) expects to deliver more than 5 million returned packages – 500,000 more than last year ­— by the end of the first week of January.

Atlanta-based UPS reported with consumers breaking online shopping records, post-holiday merchandise returns and exchanges will extend its holiday peak shipping season into the New Year.