E-commerce package delivery is insanely convenient. No driving. No waiting in lines. No risk of items becoming out of stock before you get there. But having those packages stolen? Not so convenient.

A reader recently sent an email asking about the law surrounding a recent phenomenon – people setting booby traps for porch pirates. A porch pirate is someone who steals a package left on someone's ...

As the holiday season approaches, Amazon’s Coraopolis facility is ramping up operations, shipping 77,000 packages daily, but concerns over package theft remain high in the Greater Pittsburgh area.

As shoppers scroll through Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, many are focused on price. But some are zeroing in on delivery dates, with millions of packages set to arrive on porch steps in the ...

When Marlboro Mayor Jonathan Hornik checked his Ring camera a few weeks ago, he expected to see a routine delivery. Instead, the footage showed something stranger: a delivery driver dropping off one ...

Package theft by "porch pirates" is a growing problem, especially during the holiday season. Residents can protect deliveries by using security cameras, lock boxes, or having packages sent to a secure ...

Pick one “hidden drop” spot (deck box, behind the side gate, tucked by a planter, side door) and make that your default delivery note with USPS/FedEx/UPS. Don’t reinvent it every order. Set it once ...

A cross-dressing porch pirate is behind bars after getting caught stealing packages from Alabama homes. Todd Anthony Bond, 46, was arrested early Friday morning after security footage led Mobile ...

When the holidays hit, small porches turn into drop zones. Between Amazon boxes, grocery deliveries, and random packages from grandparents, it can start looking more like a shipping dock than a front ...

Worried about “porch pirates” making off with your holiday packages? California is the worst state in the nation for package theft, according to home security website Safewise. Package thefts in 2025 ...

(FOX40.COM) — A Northern California police department is bringing back a program that lures would-be porch pirates with strategically-placed packages equipped with a GPS tracker. • Video Above: What ...