Over the course of 24 hours, three UPS employees fell into the temptation of stealing a copy of Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV from warehouse shipment boxes, reports technology site Arstechnica.

Following questioning, the workers caught were subsequently fired. Surprisingly, a company spokesperson said this is not a common occurrence with big-name video game titles at all. GTA IV is a rare case, apparently.

Guess this proves one thing. Stupid people will go to ridiculous lengths to get their grubby hands on GTA IV. Even if it means losing their job.

Grand Theft UPS: copies of GTA stolen en route to retailers [Arstechnica]

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