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Package thieves, often called "porch pirates," pose a growing threat to online shoppers. Over the past year, criminals have stolen some $12 billion worth of goods delivered to people's homes ...
One major type of package theft is porch piracy, which has been defined as, "Taking possession of a package or its contents, outside of a residence or business, where it has been commercially delivered or has been left for commercial pickup, with intent to deprive the rightful owner of the contents or even try to sell the contents.
1 in 4 Americans have been victims of porch piracy at some point in their lives, and 58 million had a package stolen in the past 12 months. (Security.org) The average value of a stolen package is ...
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The Abilene Police Department has released warnings about package theft this holiday season. Read our tips on how to prevent porch pirates.
In December 2018 YouTube content-creator Mark Rober built a glitter bomb that was combined with regular emissions of an aerosolized fart odor to trap package thieves, specifically porch pirates and car thieves. According to him, he was inspired to use engineering to punish porch pirates after he was the victim of package theft.
Bright Side (stylized in all caps) is a Cypriot YouTube channel operated by media publisher TheSoul Publishing. Founded in 2017, the channel uploads videos regarding how-to trivia as well as history and knowledge and mistakes. The YouTube channel has over 44.6 million subscribers to its main channel, and over 10.938 billion views. [3]
Postal inspectors arrested more 1,200 suspects last year for theft, which can carry penalties including a five-year federal prison sentence.