The porch pirate is seen on a resident's doorbell camera taking the delivery within minutes of it being dropped off.
Her techniques echo tips from police: having a trusted person pick up deliveries, having a doorbell camera, and having shipments sent somewhere else.
Porch pirates are a problem everywhere. Round Rock Police say the prevalence of surveillance cameras helps. "If you're committing these package thefts, we have a lot higher chance these days of catching you than we have in the past," Asst. Chief Justin Carmichael said. Schell says a porch pirate struck her home a couple of years ago as well. In this recent case, she's still in the claim process with the shipper.Schell says her message to the thief would be, "it seems like you might be in need, or you might have something that might compel you to do this, might have some desperation, but it's actually really harmful to the people it's happening to," she said.
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