Tracking Down Porch Pirates With Bait
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Across the country, “porch pirates” are stealing people’s packages right from their doorsteps. In the last year, 79% of Americans had a package stolen, a problem most severe in California’s Bay Area. That’s why Campbell, California police, like many departments across the country, are putting GPS tracking devices inside bait packages to track down thieves.
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How about actually prosecuting the thieves, that may have an impact.
You know what they do to thieves in Afghanistan, I would like to see that done here too.
@@pinecedar180 maybe you should move back to Pakistan 🙃
they have, but I guess it hasn't been that much of a deterrent. One woman received around 24 years in prison for stealing packages from porches. I thought it was excessive punishment (and it will cost tax payers millions to house her in prison). And then what? She will be forced to steal after getting out again (when no one will hire you). There are other forms of punishment for crimes like this, like spending some jail time (like weekends in jail for an extended period), and then doing a very long stretch of community service (like years if needed), and they don't complete community service, then putting them in prison for 2 year stretches (but 20 years is absurd).
@@JohnS-er7jh Nonsense -- they don't even lock up people convicted of most assaults (75%). Ain't NOBODY getting locked up for 24 years for being a porch pirate. The average murder sentence is ELEVEN YEARS.
@@pinecedar180 I was just thinking bait boxes with ied
Got my package stolen for the first time ever a few days ago hope you enjoy my $7 book lol
Please do the same for Catalytic converter!! Track these crooks, bust them and the people who buy from them.
Doesn’t matter, if you’re not gonna prosecute, then all this doesn’t matter
Its just theatre.
This
That's a good point; we can find them, but can they be prosecuted? and HARD enough so that they won't do it again?
Hence the great exodus from Babylonian California. What a cesspool it’s become 🤢😡💯
@@brumels1570 then put up the doorbell ring that will help you.or the haccers into your home .
Where I live at, there are so many porch pirates. I had many of my packages stolen to the point that I had to get my packages delivered to a secure location like a Rite Aid or an Amazon drop box. It's unbelievable!
That's what happens if you live in the ghetto
A lot of black families are going to have a very merry Christmas.😏
@@hakimbandaru1915 so all porch pirates are black? Disgusting racist
There Criminals not pirates
@@hakimbandaru1915wow your were raised by two pieces of crap apparently
One day, my then boyfriend (now my husband) had some broken appliances in his home so he decided to get rid off them by putting it in an empty Amazon box, wrapped it up, left it on his front porch. We drove away for a weekend get away and when we came back, the box of junk was gone.
Good way to get rid of trash I suppose.
😂😂
nobody cares if he's your husband now....
@@KingTheGermanShepherd apparently you did since you commented about it lmao
Kinda cool, but not really the right move.
Sorry to buzzkill.
Do you think the package thieves found a way to properly dispose of your garbage?
More than likely it now sits in a ditch somewhere.
I love this.
The one thing that they need to do in addition to getting arrested is to seize the thief's car under Civil Asset Forfeiture for being involved in a crime. Walking is a very good kind of punishment.
Most of them have something in common 🤔🤔 oh it's usual suspects
Unless you live in a big city with really good public transit
Exercise will reduce hospital time & fix that darned climate thingy.
@@2aisabsoluteTim Looks like 50% in this clip alone are white (good try - lol). I live in a predominantly white neighborhood and it is mostly whites who are stealing the packages as well as potted plants. All colors are the "usual suspects" depending on where you live. Drop your racist ways.
need to get signature and get that law passed.
I remember someone stole a package of my apartment my uncle got for my grandma a bible next day it was back in the box on the porch opened 😂
😂
they should have kept it, obviously they need it more than your grandma does.
I once gave an old Bible to a friend. It had my name and phone number on the blank page just inside the front cover. Some while later someone broke into his wife's car and stole her bag, which had the Bible in it. A few days later a lady called me and said she found the bag with the Bible and some of their kids' school supplies on the side of the road and called me because she found my number in the Bible. Obviously the valuables were gone, but at least he got the Bible back and his wife got her bag back.
When I told one of my coworkers that story, he came back with an even better story. He found a Bible on the ground somewhere, and it had either a phone number or address in it. He was going to return it, but then he found drugs hidden between some of the pages, so he just put it back where he found it and walked away.
I live in the east bay, Berkeley and what the PD didn’t mention is that when the thief is caught they only get a ticket and promise to appear and then they are on their merry way, later when they don’t appear in court they are issued a warrant and when they are caught again for the outstanding warrant they are given another ticket or taken in and booked and out again in a few hours on their own recognizance with a promise to appear and so it goes on and on. In the Bay Area the barrel has met the bottom.
I live in Oakland. There is a perfectly placed package on my porch right now full of dog poop just waiting 😆
That's why I don't live anywhere Democrats hold a majority.
@@its-all-good unfortunately people have done this. The thief just returns and throws the crap onto the door/porch, and the home resident now has to clean it up themselves. Even with video evidence, the police won't do anything about it because the crime is considered low on their totem pole.
same here in Stockton, California. Lather rinse and repeat. This is the result politicians creating prop 47 and people stupidly voting yes on it and now are wondering why we're in a vicious cycle.
@@applepie9576what proof do you have that “them” don’t do enough to combat crime? Keep in mind that areas with the most crime are conservative areas, like the Sun Belt
Dude gave up carrying-off the skeleton, it was dead weight. 💀
Har!
😅
THANK YOU. So tired of this. Yeah, lots of people now putting out packages with less -than-desirable contents. It aggravates them, but doesn't stop them. We need THIS! We had an old TV set, which stopped working. We didn't have a car, and needed to dispose of it. So, on a major street and with an exposed porch, we slipped it out of the back door and carefully set it on the porch. We talked about it; and left the tv on the porch, going inside.......It was gone 15 min later. LOL. So, use it to your advantage if you can!
Cute idea
That was smart. LOL!
15 mins is crazy. So they’re watching or patrolling very occasionally to theft?
I saw a news story about pirates who got revenge on a lady who put out boxes of poopy diapers. Something like this WILL get out of hand. Someone will be killed.
i like your thinking
Flash bangs and dye packs. Get emmmm
Common theme hoodies trying to get the goodies
I had a package stolen. The delivery company and the company I ordered from made it so difficult that I just gave up. It said it was delivered and within 1 hour it was stolen off the porch. Would be nice if they actually rang the doorbell or knocked on the door when delivering.
you have it recorded by any chance? can dispute with your bank as item not recieved
That's their plan. DO NOT GIVE UP.
huh? where I live they never ring the door bell, I just keep an eye out (or if not home I have it held at a shipping hub near me).
It's not they're job to wait around and ring or knock to see if your home. Imagine how many packages 1 delivery driver makes in 1 day. Waiting a minute to 2 adds sup ino they're time. You're expecting a package, you should be tracking it. The day it is to arrive, you keep a very close eye out. Otherwise get it delivered to a shipping hub or get yourself a dropbox.
@@MissylovesTrouble all those claims add up too
What is wrong with people? I have never in my life thought about taking someone's package or stealing period. Doing the right thing is not hard..
The answer is simple, most of the are black.
Low-level sociopaths who think they are entitled to what others have.
Demographics. Some neighborhoods have more crime than others.
I live in Campbell CA and silicon valley as a whole, has lots of porch pirates. First off, we are the most affluent area in the country - with highest wages and highest home prices. So porch pirates from all over tend to congregate here - thinking we have nice stuff. But in my neighborhood, porch pirating is non existent. Mainly because we've formed a neighborhood watch. We got each other's phone # and when we see something being delivered, we alert the owners. If they can't be there in a timely manner, one of the neighbors grabs the package and keeps it with them until the owner comes home. Again, we no longer have porch pirate in our neighborhood.
@Gavin Shuell I know
Yasssssssssssss f#cking get those mofos. I absolutely hate thieves!!!! They really need to pair up with that one dude who does the glitter bait bomb fart spray packages for real. i forget his name. i love what that guy does and the one that goes after the scammers lol. GREAT JOB to the police department who has decided to do this.
Mark Rober ?
They should sub-contract guys like that to go after porch pirates and gather evidence so they can use their resources elsewhere if it's an issue of not having enough manpower to deal with that and more serious crime.
As someone who delivers for Amazon , I can tell you that no matter if we stash it, you can leave w.e instructions you want , if it’s sitting there , a thief will take it.
Just have someone there to wait for it , or invest in a Dropbox. Where the delivery person can place item inside, and you need a key to open
I do Amazon delivery on the side and was at risk of losing my side gig because I had 3 packages stolen that I delivered in one week. I try my best to hide packages behind pillars on the porch, on a back porch if possible. I am always on edge about someone’s package getting stolen because I really have no control over it.
@@monicarenee7949 you poor thing
@@TheTruth-13 😂😂😂
@@monicarenee7949 right .. and regardless , we gonna get the blame . So if they just had the Dropbox , it’ll make everyone life easier
@@monicarenee7949 right .. and regardless , we gonna get the blame . So if they just had the Dropbox , it’ll make everyone life easier
I've left delivery instructions with Amazon several times explicitly informing them that I want to be there to sign for it or to leave it in the backyard behind a wooden fence I have to where nobody can see it and they don't ever follow these instructions. I have even left a huge note on the front door where it would be impossible to not see it that said LEAVE IN BACK YARD and they won't do it. I've never had anything stolen but that is really frustrating and don't believe for a second that they will follow your instructions.
We need to make the charges way more severe
Agreed. Laws are so outdated, it isn't funny. Update the laws. Make crimes have a harsher sentence. Stop babying the criminals.
we need to repeal prop 47
Not a new idea. I don't want to pay for a person being in jail for a year over kitty treats or a watch battery. Restitution and public shaming will be sufficient!
@@Buzz_Kill71 You can't shame people outside your social group. I agree sentences are probably too long rather than too short.
In my area the porch pirates followed the amazon truck in a van, stealing what was left porches, they get busy in the holidays
Follow your packages meticulously. It gives you an option to pick it up at a store location even on the day of delivery. Also requesting a signature helps as well.
No, not in all cases. Delivery folks sign your name, leave the package, and some of them will ring the doorbell.
The websites are a farce. Beyond the initial tracking info (pkg left so and so and is heading to so and so. . .) I get little or no info for days. Not until the pkg arrives in my state at the nearest depot or whatever, do I get accurate arrival info. By then, I've been lied to about arrival date and time at least once. Oh, and I cannot change the pkg delivery location. These delivery places make it difficult for the sender to do it.
@@PennyManning2 it's different based on your location, I understand. What I'm suggesting helped me tremendously.
What’s the point of getting it delivered if you have to go to the store to get it anyway?
Send it to work.
Maybe the entire idea of having valuable items delivered to your front door is a bad one...
Or use a Amazon locker. Also why is there no video of the actually stings
Or maybe the idea that in America your front door is no longer safe for receiving packages is the issue we should be focusing on
@@reggie4506 we voted for all this 😢 look at the crime in the democratic states. The tents everywhere. Empty houses. Credit card debt. Inflation. Massive inflation. World war 3. No one has money for gifts. Imagine when recession is
Finally labeled and
Called by the media. We will see worse
@@reggie4506 it hasn't been since the government decided you can't protect your property with force unless it's inside your home...
@@n3wt they don't want to show the perps faces or skin color...
One of the biggest issues with Amazon packages , is that 7 out of 10 times , they never knock , never ring the bell . Leave the package on the door step, & say occupant received the delivery .
I know this , because I get deliveries to my folks place . My folks are always at home , due to the fact my dad's in his 80s , and my mum isn't in good health these days .
They have a ring door bell ,. As well as a normal door knocker . Yet the last 4 deliveries which have been dropped off , have all just been delivered with absolutely no attempt to make sure the item was properly delivered .
My folks road is quiet , pretty respectable part of town , yet because of the delivery issues , it's now starting to attract door step robberies , due to this failing from primarily Amazon .
So it doesn't excuse theft , Amazon is creating an environment, where these thieves are able to operate .
Amazon could play a major part in preventative measures , by rewarding delivery drivers by paying a bonus for every delivery which is genuinely handed to the person who has made a purchase .
I just couldn't see myself boldly walking into someone porch stealing their packages. It's just bizarre!!
People have no regard for others and the law has too much regard for thieves and no regard for those who would never steal someone else's package. Sad.
Because you have a conscience. You were raised the right way; unfortunately, most of the thieves do not.
It's because they're kleptos. They steal even when they don't need to. I work with mentally challenged and seen autistic and down syndrome kids do it all the time. Also with kids from youth group at my church doing the same thing growing up. I think people just have a screw loose somewhere.
@@its-all-good you’re nobody special
@@its-all-goodwhy do you say the law has too much regard for thieves? How would you change it?
I live in Korea. Thank god I never have to worry about this.
And this is why I use the amazon lockers or have packages delivered to the UPS store whenever possible.
I saw in Graham, OR that they broke into those lockers. The punishment needs to fit the crime. Mandatory 30 day minimum.
What other reason would there be other than your homeless?
@@tvdinner325 30 days that's your tough sentence?
@@tvdinner325 Crimes like this aren't even being cited anymore in my city. Cops just tell them to leave the area.
@@jddyea5527 *you're
They open the package in the car and take the tracker out 😞
They won’t because they are speeding away
@@sovietninja6865 they will because they watched this video because they aren't working and have all the time in the world to browse the internet and do whatever they want lol. Then they will get caught and get released the next day
Now criminals will know open box right away leave it behind! Fools
Two things - the police here did the same thing. They caught many thieves with most being already known to them (prolific records for petty theft etc). But it did cut down on it. They are running it again right now because of the season. Second thing is the delivery companies need to tell their employees to actually knock or ring the bell after dropping the package. So many times they deliver it but you never know till looking hours later because they couldn't take two seconds to ring the bell to alert you. Amazon being the worst and Fedex being pretty good.
I'm convinced FedEx employees have figured out how to be literally invisible, because I NEVER see them.
@@zammmerjammer they be moving real fast.
@@PennyManning2 Just like the jogger pirates. "they be"
@Bo Bo Bo What happens when you hurt yourself?
Do you have a boo boo?
@@aburden8580 Is that a bo bo squared?
Anyone stealing my packages is going to be disappointed. Hope you like whole wheat pasta and cat deodorizer.
Oh no they stole my dye packs that I keep loaded in a box on my porch! 🤣
Put a big pile of DOOKEE into a big box and let it get nice and settled and then see if the "Porch Pirates" do it again.
Human Dookee perhaps???
@@jonmacdonald5345 Yep. They will get the hint and not come back.
@@nateh3441 add some bloody tampons into the mix for good measure!
@Noah Patterson Thanks Noah I live to give! Seasons greetings and happy holidays
@@nateh3441 or come back with revenge
This is how you get shot. Don’t walk up on to someone’s doorstep. It’ll be your last holiday season.
One of the things the punishment for a crime should take into consideration is the scale of the problem. This is a big problem, so when they are caught let the punishment reflect that. It’s that simple. Most people won’t do it if the risk out-ways the reward.
Forced labor/community service and bringing back lashing/caning and rub dog poo in their face if they get caught 🤔 i think that would be a pretty good deterrent 😅
Well, Before I get the police involved, I plan to do as much as I can! So, I’m installing a ubiquity camera system that records audio and video 24/7. I also have reflective warning signs that say the premises is protected by an audio and recording. Additionally, I plan to have cameras or trails cams set up to catch license plates coming and going around my property.
Aside from having cameras and signs, I have already installed driveway alarms to watch walkways to wear the deliveries will be set. Furthermore, I have the additional alarms watching my driveway for vehicles pulling in, so I am alerted if I or family is home.
I would say that your mileage may vary with my ideas, it is possible to use other brands of cameras and trails cameras. The position of cameras could help, But I would make sure to check local rules and regulations before installing them in case you suddenly have a problem with a neighbor.
I agree that using a secure location or having packages delivered to local businesses that work with package delivery services. Moreover, people shouldn’t forget that package delivery services have the option to hold or reschedule deliveries.
Remember, catching the package thieves is important. But it’s depends on the local law enforcement to bust them, so I wouldn’t take matters into your hands unless they are on your property trespassing and have a package in hand, caught in the act so to say. You don’t want a bigger issue to arise because you acted and hurt the person, and they try to turn it around you assaulted them.
That's great and all, but what about the ones that open it right away? Then they just toss out the tracker
Exactly! A dye pack that explodes in their face could maybe be useful? Like what is done with bank money. . .
Pirates need a copper mesh towel to cover their loot. I guess if they are stealing packages they're too dumb to know who Michael Faraday is.
Solution... STOP permitting these companies to leave packages unattended. Remember signing for things? How about leaving a card for the person to collect the package at their local Post Office?
I agreed. They would say that not cost efficient. 🫤 that is why they leave stuff unattended
Imagine US couriers following your delivery instructions lol 😂 “please place away from view of street,”
tosses your package against door and breaks contents.
good stuff. How will the criminals be punished? if they stole this one then a search warrant of all their properties is definitely a good step towards justice. They also gotta get hit with the irs to pay for the "tax write offs" of people who got their packages stolen, no? "oh what bud, you stole $600 worth of goods and didnt report it to the IRS?" thats a fine and possibly tax fraud.
They not going to be punished lol its California for God sake. They'll probably be given a prescription for marijuana for all the emotional trauma the police caused
Punishment is really the key. I would suggest confiscating personal saving and the thieves’ vehicle to pay for the victims and the court, plus 5O% of their salary for 5 years as to fund the prison system.
Nothing happens to them and if they get caught they get released the next day
@@recuerdos2457 This is assuming if they even have a salary, any personal savings, or if that vehicle even belongs to them and was not stolen! 😅 Most of these porch pirates are broke asf or homeless and desperate to be stealing. You want to take pennies from their piggy banks cause that's basically all they have lmao. It's hard to find a proper punishment/solution for this cause throwing them in already overcrowded jails for life for what is considered petty crime isn't going to work either. Forced labor/community service and bringing back some old school lashing/caning might be an effective deterrant though. 🤔
OK. So, you catch them. Do you actually think they will do any jail time or face any real consequences?
The way to make sure you get or send your expensive package is to have Signiture Confirmation.I know it cost about 3 dollars extra,but sometimes you need piece of mind knowing it gets to the correct person.I hate the hassle to fix a lost or stolen package.Those porch package thieves need some serious time in jail.
Oh, then you don't know . . . In my area, and others, delivery people (UPS, FedEx, Amazon) just leave your package in front of the door (if they even have the right door). The delivery person signs your name without your permission, and you are blessed if he or she rings your doorbell before scurrying off. So that 3 bucks is wasted if it's coming to me. COVID made the matter more extensive. Not sure if USPS asks for the signature, but they're more likely to get your package to the correct address.
Even if arrested they only receive small penalties and pr bonds. The government wants you to be victimized until you scream for more regulation and control. And once they have the power. They will turn it on you.
So I have to stay home from work and wait for my package to arrive?
And be sure to be home when package arrives
@@turdfurg1517 You can not always be home when the package shows up.Unless you do not have to go anywhere.
Surprised they did blur out these future doctors lawyers and scientists.
Times are tough everywhere. Stay safe happy holidays.
Times being tough doesn’t justify theft.
There are more jobs available then the number of people so east to just go get a job.
What good is it going to do. They will get slapped on the hand and right back at it.
I still don't get why they don't stop delivering to homes, imagine all the money that'll be saved, and positive environment impact. Just have drop boxes inside retail stores so people pick them up as they shop so they don't have to drive specifically to pick up the package.
Imagine how many delivery drivers would be out of a job if that happened. And that goes for FedEx, UPS, and the Postal Service.
Do the retail stores get to make some money for holding on to all your crap? Cuz you're not going to shop you going to go by there and say where's my package and then huff and puff that they didn't come out with it fast enough
@@RichWeigel smh yes, same thing as those that used to light up street candles 150 years ago... people will find another job. There's just no point to have things delivered to your house unless it's big or heavy.
Drop boxes won't work for very large and heavy packages like furniture. How would I get it home? Can't get it on the medical transport bus nor could I manage the long walk to my door. But for small to moderately big or light packages, a dropbox is a solution.
@@PennyManning2 exactly what I mean, read one of my replies, for businesses like hospitals, etc it makes a whole lot of sense. I also mentioned large or heavy boxes to make sense to drop off at homes. But the vast mayority of deliveries should be at drop boxes
I am HAPPY to report the recent results from their massive CRACKDOWN:
Suspect 1: Released on 50$ bond, guilty but released due to "okay dont do it again" rule
Suspect 1: Released on 50$ bond, guilty but released due to "okay dont do it again" rule
Suspect 1: Detained and released, insufficient evidence even though on camera
Suspect 1: Released on 50$ bond, guilty but released due to "okay dont do it again" rule
Suspect 1: Detained and release, said "he didnt know"
Thank you California!
From the thumbnail I thought he/she was under arrest for theft 😂
That’s racist….
@@kalvinreese8387 no it’s not not racist. Statistics have proven blacks commit most of the crime in the USA. Not racist. Just a hard cold fact.
Delivery Drivers? They're lazy and get paid for it. A simple phone call or text? Why do they have a job where they don't care if you get notified or not? Leaving your merch out for anyone to take is their failure of a professional "Delivery" service. Clowns.
I'm so happy something is being done in your area. I wish the PD in my area will do the same.
Happy Holidays everyone!
If I lived in the bay area I would never pay for trash service. I would put all my trash in empty amazon boxes on the porch.
Yes! Free garbage removal! That is, unless they open the box before taking it . . . 😕
They need to be prosecuted and serve time. There are no consequences especially in california. Even my doorman was stealing from me and my neighbors after signing for packages so they showed as delivered.
Just think of all those people who have medications delivered to their homes. Having someone steal your $$$$ meds - that can be of no use to them, is the worst; you know they're not going to bring them back.
Medicine should always go into a locked mailbox.
Typically African Americans that do this kind of act its sad really 😔
Just a blanket statement? You think porch pirates are only an African American thing, well you must not watch must Ring app footage. I’ll break your heart, considering your last name 😬
*PAY THE DELIVERY DRIVERS AN EXTRA DOLLAR FOR EVERY PACKAGE HANDED TO THE RIGHT PERSON AND WATCH THE "STOLEN PACKAGES" DIMINISH, SOME OF THE "DELIVERY DRIVERS" TEXT THE THIEVES AND DIVI UP, NO $#!7.*
If packages only get delivered during the day while people are at work why not just get your package delivered to your place of work?
What if the workplace is closed? What if you aren't at work at that time? What if you work for the government, which doesn't allow such deliveries?
I've had Amazon packages arrive at 8-10 PM. Also for 2 years from Mar 2020 to Mar 2022 I closed my office to foot traffic, signage said we are in the office but able to help you by phone or email. Delivery people leaving packages at that business office would leave them at the door, often not even knocking, even though the package instructions always said to hand it directly to staff. So unless the workplace has a shipping / receiving dept that's open until midnight, it's not a sure thing.
Keep reporting about California's failed government. Keep spreading that so the whole nation can see whay happens when you try to defind the police, and deceiminalize petty crime.
And what are they going to do after they catch someone with a package? Thiefs nowadays laugh ia our face cus police don't do 💩.
This reminds me, gotta be on the look out for Mark Rober's yearly treat
Who would have thought that the camera guy is a thief.
When was this filmed…1997? Yah, we know how gps tracking works. Thanks.
Just put trash in empty boxes and put them outside by door. Thieves taking the trash out for you. 👍
It would be way more fun if the package would explode in their hands.😎
Watch Mark Robers glitter bomb videos, they’re gold
Can thank a NASA Engineer for the very first design of these bait packages.
"porch pirates" because to call them thieves would be too aggressive..lol
What a great idea, This happens to me so often, I am sick of it, I stopped ordering!
I love how they are explaining how gps tracking works
Amazon locker are a parcel shipping company is the best option
The actual dhl guy tried to steal a pair of shoes I bought for my girlfriend. If I didn’t have a door camera I would’ve been screwed.
Totally off topic but I'm desperate for you to tell me your secrets. I can't possibly buy shoes online because I need to try on like 50 pairs in a store before I can find some that are comfortable. How does she do it?!
I'm a customer service representative with online orders only. Package left is a huge problem. I know it's terrible when you order something special it's also not great for the merchants either. You get a refund or a replacement the company has to eat the cost. It rises prices I often recommend customers use a secure delivery address. You work if possible or a Walgreens. It's no fun for anyone
Definitely utilize amazon lockers or ups locations for deliveries during the holidays. Also setting up a motion alert camera or video doorbell not only can alert you when your stuff is taken but also when it arrived to begin with. Cant tell you how often the delivery drivers dont knock or ring the doorbell. Also for inexpensive cameras look on woot. I got a blink doorbell for 25 bucks and it works great
Is it racist to point out the majority of these peoples?
They all got one thing in common 🤦🏽♀️
I don't think this should be on the news, because we don't want to give the criminals a clue they're coming
The delivery person takes the time to shoot a photo of the package on your porch, but can't push the doorbell at the same time...if it wasn't for text alerts, I'd never know there was a delivery unless my dog barks.
Start taking fingers and hands for repeat offenders
I see somebody's been studying the Quran
Dude I leave instructions and they still don’t listen!! I had a package stollen them on film from 4 cameras had to file a claim and asked them to leave the package in a certain area yet they still left it right on the front porch . Hate package thieves !
Never had a oackage stolen ever. Most the time my packages are left with a neighbour if I am not in. That's how it works in the UK typically.
Does it have to be worth more than $950 for prosecution in CA?
Liberal laws have this effect
just curious but is it a federal offense if they steal packages delivered by fedex, ups, amazon, etc or just usps?
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Put your garbage in an Amazon box. Leave it there until somebody steals it. You got rid of your garbage for free😁
that's a great idea lol
The Police are taking ideas from UA-cam prank pages. I guess better late than never.
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Instructions only work if they are followed. I ask that the delivery ring one of two door bells. Amazon drives pass this test 99% of the test. The other delivery only 10% of the time and even put my packages in unsecure locations. A door bell notification for packages is the best thing ever.
Amazon here hardly ever rings - especially those using unbranded vehicles.
Some FedEx & UPS delivery people can't read. At my old address, packages were left in our entrance hall EVEN though there was a different building than ours on the box WITH special instructions to look for Entrance Such and such which definitely wasn't ours. I ended up walking several yards to the correct entrance so the people could have their pkg. Tenants in my old entrance would've stolen the contents. I bet the nearby neighbors think about me, when they wonder where their pkgs are. LOL
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That’s racist
A porch pirate is better than a butt pirate
You just haven't met the right butt pirate😂
Well you just alerted thieves of your counter giving them the opportunity to do so as well, reeeeeaaaally smart on your part.
People have nothing better to do than steal i hope they all get the Karma they deserve THOU SHALL NOT STEAL
Seems like your giving up the element of surprise by allowing the pirates to know how they will be caught.
You think they're going to watch this video and spread the word?
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They don't prosecute them anyway.
Yeah now that you showed in national tv the porch pirate know now to keep the itemss and dspose the box/package as quickly as they stole it. Good job news people and police, you just updated the pirates.
Mark Rober does bait packages too. Thieves could stop at a dumpster and open the packages instead of going home with a big load of them. But they won't because they don't think the chances of getting a bait package are very high.
Plus, if they're doing it right, the bait package contains a sealed product box with a brick and the tracker in it, so the thief would strip the parcel at the dumpster and then go home with the unopened product box. The police just need to bring all their product boxes into work, so there's no cost for acquiring packaging that looks like it has good stuff in it.
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How many times do we have to tell package carriers to not leave packages on the doorstep? Signature delivery preferably with ID to somebody from inside the house would help a lot.
have u tried reinstalling windows?
My porch has a door on it so if you come on my porch for my package it'll be the last door you ever open!
Ignorant comment
@@squirrelcovers6340 the ignorance is the person coming onto my property for my property and thinking they'll be leaving... 😂
I live in Flint, Michigan one of the poorest cities in the nation and I order from Amazon and other places several times a week. In a the last ten years I have only had one package ever go missing and I'm pretty sure it just got delivered to the wrong address. Lucky? Maybe I guess.
maybe that's why? they probably target wealthier areas cause the items are likely to be more valuable 🤔
People in Flint probably mostly order bottled water :/
79% of Americans have had a package stolen?! That's outrageous! Why'd they let it get so bad before addressing it?!
This journalist did a great job what is her name? I didn’t catch a lower third …. Edit Niala Charles
99.9 percent of the time THE DRIVERS/ DELIVERY DOESN'T READ OR CARE ABOUT DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS.... R U KIDDING ME LADY!!!!! get real!!!!