Police remind community about dangers of porch pirates during holiday season
A new report shows nearly 50 million Americans had a delivery taken from them in the last year and the problem only gets worse around the holidays.
•
Dec 2, 2022, 1:29 AM
•
Updated 603 days ago
Share:
More Stories
0:49
Olympic watch party in Pomona cheers on Rockland athletes
5m ago0:49
New basketball documentary film 'The Process' has ties to Westchester
5m ago1:56
Sunny skies and warm temps for Saturday in the Hudson Valley
11m ago1:54
Boar’s Head deli meat recalled for potential listeria contamination
28m ago1:52
Hudson Valley doctors warn of listeria dangers following multi-state outbreak
38m ago0:17
Yorktown police sergeant celebrates final walkout following 2 decades of service
2h ago0:49
Olympic watch party in Pomona cheers on Rockland athletes
5m ago0:49
New basketball documentary film 'The Process' has ties to Westchester
5m ago1:56
Sunny skies and warm temps for Saturday in the Hudson Valley
11m ago1:54
Boar’s Head deli meat recalled for potential listeria contamination
28m ago1:52
Hudson Valley doctors warn of listeria dangers following multi-state outbreak
38m ago0:17
Yorktown police sergeant celebrates final walkout following 2 decades of service
2h ago'Tis the season...to have your packages stolen.
A new report shows nearly 50 million Americans had a delivery taken from them in the last year and the problem only gets worse around the holidays.
The Carmel Police Community Relation Team spent the day reminding people about the dangers of porch pirates this holiday season.
They are no strangers to package theft: the department helped bust a fraud and package theft ring there last year.
Two people were convicted of stealing people's credit card information, shipping packages to homes there and coming by to steal thousands of dollars' worth of merchandise.
Police say neighbors noticed packages being delivered to vacant homes and alerted police about the suspicious activity - similar awareness could help people this holiday season.
"It's good if your neighbors are just looking out for you or even if you just text some of your neighbors if you're not home and expecting a package or anything like that just to keep an eye out," says Town of Carmel Police Department Detective Daniel Shea.
