[knucklehead513]

Do I take the L on this SE? I'm not sure what else I can do besides tell Amazon I "found" the Airpods box and then do a return and try SE again with the next order, and if that doesn't work just sell the Airpods for my money back.

Given you've used the EB/missing Item method, It's not a theft-related Incident, so a PR Is not warranted.

Tell Amazon that the police refused to provide the report based on the above grounds.

Okay, I will go ahead and let them know, hopefully they take that as an answer. Another question I have unrelated is regarding using a different billing address while using a VPN to hide traceable info. Do I pick a random address based in the city/location I have the VPN set in? (Is it risky, as that billing address could belong to someone?)

UPDATE: So I called Amazon and told them accordingly that the police refuse to give a PR, then Amazon said there is nothing they can do without that PR and the best thing I can do is file a claim with the carrier (USPS). I told Amazon that I had called the carrier and that the carrier said to take it up with Amazon but the Amazon CS insisted that I had to file a claim.