"Porch pirates" steal billions in goods every year. Here's what you can do.
With thieves ever more brazen in stealing deliveries, one company is offering insurance to reimburse consumers.
Sandy porch pirate gets creative to steal packages, hide identity
The holiday season is prime time for porch pirates looking to swipe your gift deliveries, and one thief in Sandy used a spray bottle to divert attention.
How to prevent porch pirates while online shopping
The U.S. Postal Service offered some pointers on getting packages to loved ones safely and important deadlines for shipping packages.
Doorbell video shows porch pirates stealing package from SW Miami-Dade home; 3 on the loose
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Preventing porch pirates: How you can keep your packages safe ahead of the holidays
A 2024 study by SafeWise estimates more than 120 million packages were taken from porches across the U.S. in 2023, up one million from the year before.
6 pro tips for protecting packages from porch pirates
Secure a sturdy, plastic box to a railing with a chain to deter petty criminals. It doesn't need to be a rock-solid safe. You can put a combination lock on it if you include delivery instructions for opening the lock with orders you place. Porch piracy is typically a crime of opportunity. So, keep deliveries out of sight.
Here's how you can try to avoid porch pirates | What's the Deal?
They are the modern-day Grinches who stole Christmas and some ordinary days, too. A survey conducted by the security product review website Security.org found that one in four American adults have had a package stolen at some point in their lives.
"Porch pirates" stole $12 billion in goods in the last year alone. Here's what you can do.
With thieves ever more brazen in stealing deliveries, one company is offering insurance to reimburse consumers.
14-year-old porch pirates caught on camera in Bradenton, one with ankle monitor
Bradenton police have identified two young porch pirates who were caught on camera stealing multiple Amazon packages from ...
Douglas County cracking down on holiday porch pirates
During the holidays, they're placing boxes with items of felony value-- at least $1500-- at cooperating homes around the county. The boxes will also contain a tiny tracking device.
Insuring deliveries against porch pirates requires some surprisingly tricky math, but one founder says he's figured it out
More than 58 million Americans had packages stolen in the past year. A new company aims to help shoppers recoup package theft ...
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Tis' the seaon for porch pirates, local police warn of delivered packages
With the Christmas season underway, unfortunately so are “porch pirates,” who are known for stealing delivered items from ...
Beware the porch pirates: Bay County Sheriff's Office offers tips to stop delivery thefts
The Bay County Sheriff's Office says that every holiday season there's an uptick in thefts of delivered packages from ...
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Rantz: Creepy porch pirates steal Christmas gifts, Tacoma police union warns they’re not staffed for this
Creepy porch pirates stole Christmas gifts from a family in Tacoma. As porch piracy surges, the Tacoma Police union warns of ...
Report: Metro Atlanta is losing millions of dollars to porch pirates. Why the number is hard to track and how you can protect your purchases
Alive spoke to homeowners on high alert and explored the efforts of local law enforcement to tackle this growing issue.