With many choosing online shopping due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dryden Police Service is seeing more incidents of stolen packages.
The Dryden Police Service offers the following tips to help prevent ‘porch pirates’ from taking your parcels.
- Track deliveries online
- Remove packages from your porch quickly once they arrive
- Use home security video to watch for parcels
- Choose in-store pick up when possible
- Ask your employer if you can ship things to your office
- Ask a friend/neighbor to receive your packages
- If you can, have packages delivered to a side door or rear door, out of sight
- If possible, try to ensure packages are delivered when someone is home or have it delivered to a neighbour
If your package is stolen, you are asked to report it to police.
Although police say most incidents can be difficult to investigate, there may be witnesses, video footage or leads that can be followed.