Emmanuel Lamont Reggin Jr, 18, has been charged with third-degree grand theft after he allegedly stole packages during a delivery run while working for UPS

A Florida UPS worker has been charged with third-degree grand theft after he allegedly stole packages he was supposed to deliver for the holidays.

Police arrested Emmanuel Lamont Reggin Jr, 18, at his Miami home on Tuesday, where they discovered expensive electronic items that were inside the parcels he is accused of swiping the previous day.

Authorities claim Reggin Jr helped a UPS co-worker unload 5500 boxes on Monday, including several packages which were dropped off at a business in Northeast Miami-Dade.

According to investigators, Reggin Jr hid the packages under a dumpster while his co-worker wasn't looking.

He is then alleged to have come back at night and retrieved the parcels for himself.

The boxes contained two Kindles, an iPad and another expensive electronic tablet.

On Tuesday, Reggin Jr was required to deliver more boxes to the same address, and he again hid several parcels under the dumpster.

This time, the boxes packages contained a laptop and two PlayStation 4 consoles.

However, the boxes were discovered under the dumpsters before Reggin Jr came back to retrieve them and the manager of the business was alerted.

After checking on his surveillance cameras, the manager discovered Reggin Jr had been hiding the boxes for later retrieval and he contacted police.

The teen was immediately terminated from UPS.

Meanwhile, he made his first appearance in court on Wednesday, where bond was set at $10,000 dollars.

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Reggin Jr made his first appearance in court on Wednesday, where bond was set at $10,000 dollars

According to 7 News Miami, Judge Mindy Glazer told the teenager: 'At 18, you got a chance to work, and then you go and allegedly do something pretty stupid stealing the packages.

She added: 'I don't know if that's the path in life you want to take, but I would think not. I would think you would want to stay out of trouble, get a good job and have a nice life.'

If found guilty, Reggin Jr faces five years behind bars.