‘Tis the season for thieves or ‘porch pirates’ to look for crimes of opportunity like stealing delivered holiday packages from the outside of your home.
Here are a few helpful safety tips:
- Avoid letting packages pile up outside – Remove packages from plain view ASAP
- Ask a trustworthy neighbor to temporarily keep packages for you
- Include special drop-off instructions with delivery company
- Try to schedule deliveries when home
- Request ‘notice of delivery’ for your phone or email
- If packages are stolen, contact law enforcement to file an incident report. Also, contact the retail company to make consumer arrangements.
- Consider purchasing home video security system