Request a signature on delivery, ship the package to a trusted neighbor or relative who will be home and, if allowed, have the packages delivered to your work.
Those are all ways, Ontario Provincial Police say, that you can avoid falling victim to “porch pirates” this holiday season.
With the busy shopping season here, police say parcels will be arriving fast and furious to front porches everywhere and criminals know this as well.
These thieves steal packages when no one is at home to accept the parcel.
Police say you can also opt for in-store or curb-side pickup wherever possible, install video cameras and post signage to indicate surveillance is in effect and request the package be left out of sight at a rear or side door.
