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With a few hours remaining before Rockstar's next creation hits the streets, UPS workers are already getting fired for stealing pre-ordered copies of the game.

Posted by Micheal Mullen on Monday, April 28, 2008

UPS employees were allegedly fired for thieving copies of Grand Theft Auto IV. Source: UPS

UPS employees with sticky fingers were allegedly busted for stealing pre-released copies of Grand Theft Auto IV, says Ars Technica. A UPS worker told the site that at least three employees were shown the door after the company found empty GTA IV shipping boxes.

Sadly, there will be a few GTA fans who won't get their copy of the game on time, and we have a few good ideas as to what those players would like to do to the thieves.

The UPS source tells Ars Technica that thefts are not common, but they tend to happen more when video games are involved. There have been reports that staff members will see a video game company name on the return address, dig into the box, remove the game and either ship a busted box or have customers file a claim for a "missing" package.

Have you ever received an empty video game package from your mail carrier? Let us know in the comments area below.