How to protect your packages from thieves this holiday season

LYSEE? >> WE TALKED TO SACRAMENTO POLICE ABOUT TIPS FOR PEOPLE TO TRY TO MAKE SURE A PACKAGE DOESN’T GET SWIPED FROM THE PORCH THIS YEAR. AND THIS IS ONE BIG ONE OF COURSE. THE CAMERA, THEY HAVE A RING CAMERA HERE BUT ANY SECURITY CAMERA REALLY. THEY SAY THAT’S CAN TO TURN THIEVES AND IF THEY DO NOT TO TURN THEM THEY WILL PROVIDE POLICE WITH EVIDENCE TO HELP CATCH THEM. BUT POLICE ARE ALSO USING OTHER METHODS OF THEIR OWN TO TRY TO TRACK DOWN PORCH PIRATES. >> HI. LET ME GET YOU IN. >> THANK YOU. >> CYBER MONDAY HAS ARRIVED. AND PEOPLE DOING THEIR HOLIDAY SHOPPING, ONLINE. SURE ARE KEEPING DELIVERY DRIVERS BUSY. >> THE THING ABOUT THIS TIME OF YEAR PEOPLE JUST ORDER MULTIPLE STUFF. >> IT’S SOMETHING THIEVES ARE WELL AWARE OF TOO. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS A SIGHT WE’VE SEEN TIME AND TIME AGAIN. A SIGHT JENNIFER MCKENDRICK IS TRYING TO AVOID. >> THIS IS WHY I HAVE A MAILBOX , I ACTUALLY LIVE IN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX SO I HAVE THIS MAILBOX BECAUSE THERE’S BREAKINS LIKE CRAZY. >> SHE GOT A MAILBOX AT A SACRAMENTO UPS STORE FIVE YEARS AGO SO SHE WOULDN’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PACKAGES SITTING OUTSIDE FOR THE TAKING. ALTHOUGH EVEN THEN, SHE SAYS SHE DID HAVE A RARE INSTANCE LAST WEEK WHEN A BIG BOX STORE UNEXPECTEDLY DELIVERED HER PACKAGE HERE WHEN THE PLACE WAS CLOSED. SHE GOT A REFUND BUT SHE NEVER GOT THAT PACKAGE, MEANT FOR HER 8-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER. >> IT WAS A GIFT. YEAH. IT WAS A GIFT. IT WAS ELECTRONICS, SO I’M SURE WHOEVER GOT IT IS PRETTY HAPPY. TOYS AND ELECTRONICS. >> A NEW REPORT RINGS THE SACRAMENTO STOCKTON AND MODESTO AREAS FIFTH AMONG THE WORST PLACES FACING A PORCH PIRATES PROBLEM. THE SACRAMENTO POLICE SAY CATCHING CRIMINALS IS A PRIORITY. >> PEOPLE WORK HARD FOR THEIR MONEY AND TO ORDER THESE PACKAGES AND THEY ARE GIFTS. >> IN AN EFFORT TO ARREST PACKAGE THIEVES, THEY SAY SACRAMENTO POLICE PUTS OUT PACKAGES OF THEIR OWN AS BAIT. >> YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT’S PACKAGE COULD BE BAIT SO THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU STEAL IT. >> THEY ARE EQUIPPED WITH GPS SO THEY CAN TRACK THEM DOWN. >> THE PEOPLE STEALING PACKAGES STEAL MORE THAN ONE GENERALLY. IF WE CAN IDENTIFY THEM AND HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE AND RECOVER SOME STOLEN PROPERTY, THAT WOULD BE THE GOAL OF OUR BAIT THEFT PROGRAM. >> THEY HOPE TO SLOW DOWN THIEVES BECAUSE THE VOLUME OF PACKAGES DELIVERED DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IT WILL BE SLOWING DOWN ANYTIME SOON. SACRAMENTO POLICE HAVE BEEN USING FACE PACKAGES FOR YEARS BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE NUMBERS AVAILABLE TODAY ON HOW OFTEN THEY HAVE LED TO ARRESTS. LYSEE MITRI, KCRA THREE NEWS. >> SOME GOOD REMINDERS. DID PEOPLE ARE POLICE HAVE ANY TIPS FOR PEOPLE TRYING TO PREVENT PACKAGE THEFT? >> PLENTY OF OTHER TIPS YOU CAN TRY TO SIGN UP FOR ALERTS AND TRACK PACKAGES, HAVE A TRUSTED NEIGHBOR PICK IT UP IF YOU ARE NOT HOME WHEN IN THE PACKAGE IS DELIVERED. OR YOU COULD HAVE IT SHIPPED DIRECTLY TO THE STORE AND PICK IT UP AT THE STORE THAT WAY YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT YO

How to protect your packages from thieves this holiday season

Updated: 2:36 AM CST Nov 29, 2022

With packages rolling in from online holiday shopping also comes the threat of thieves getting to those boxes before you do. To try to protect against thieves, police suggest people consider installing security cameras.”It’s a visual deterrent and, if a package does get stolen, it’s a valuable resource to have that video evidence of it being committed so we can follow up and hopefully identify the people committing these crimes,” Ryan Woo, a spokesperson for the Sacramento Police Department in California, said.Below are some other package theft prevention tips recommended by police.Track packages and sign up for alertsRequire a signature for delivery Consider installing a porch lockboxHave a friend or trusted neighbor collect any packages if you are not homeSchedule a delivery date and time when you know you will be homeDeliver your order to a package locker or a store for pick-upWatch the video above for the full story.

With packages rolling in from online holiday shopping also comes the threat of thieves getting to those boxes before you do.

To try to protect against thieves, police suggest people consider installing security cameras.

“It’s a visual deterrent and, if a package does get stolen, it’s a valuable resource to have that video evidence of it being committed so we can follow up and hopefully identify the people committing these crimes,” Ryan Woo, a spokesperson for the Sacramento Police Department in California, said.

Below are some other package theft prevention tips recommended by police.

• Track packages and sign up for alerts
• Require a signature for delivery
• Consider installing a porch lockbox
• Have a friend or trusted neighbor collect any packages if you are not home
• Schedule a delivery date and time when you know you will be home
• Deliver your order to a package locker or a store for pick-up

Watch the video above for the full story.