Holiday deliveries are stacking up across the city, and so are the viral videos claiming to catch porch pirates in ...
Pick one “hidden drop” spot (deck box, behind the side gate, tucked by a planter, side door) and make that your default ...
“Either way, adults or juveniles, anybody stealing, it’s at least a theft,” Fisher said. “It could be a trespassing or a ...
While the videos are fake, the threat of theft during the holiday season is very real. According to researchers at SafeWise, ...
Under the law, the homeowner has no liability to trespassers. But there's a catch – and it allows a would-be package thief to ...
SAN DIEGO — As holiday package thefts surge, videos of booby-trapped deliveries are trending on social media, but attorneys are cautioning consumers that retaliating against porch pirates could result ...
HOMEOWNERS attempting to protect parcels left on their porches from theft could now face arrest. Christmas is a notorious ...
A lot of people have seen the online home videos and thought, “Glad that didn’t happen to me.” A mail delivery company leaves a package on a doorstep or front porch. Within minutes or sometimes ...
If you've scrolled TikTok or Instagram lately, you've probably seen them: dramatic videos of suspected porch pirates yanking packages off doorsteps — only to be blasted with exploding boxes, clouds of ...
Exploding-package clips on TikTok might be fake, but the financial hit from real porch piracy in Georgia costs nearly $500 million. Police warn holiday shoppers to stay vigilant and skip the booby ...
POTENTIAL PORCH PIRATES. IT COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE. I MEAN, THESE PEOPLE KNOW IT’S HOLIDAY TIME. TERRY WINKLEMAN COMES OVER TO HIS DAUGHTER’S HOUSE ON SOUTH BRADY STREET TO CARE FOR HER CATS WHILE ...