Deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station are out to snag holiday porch pirates in the act of stealing fake shipping boxes planted on residents’ doorsteps.
Here’s the story from the station’s social media:
“Crime Prevention Unit deputies have been placing fake packages outside residents’ homes (with their permission, of course) to help catch thieves.
“Package thefts usually increase during the holiday season. Crime Prevention Sgt. Dan Dantice said: ‘There are some people just out looking for packages to steal. We want to catch the ones that are stealing someone’s package right off of their front porch.’
“Although deputies are on the lookout for package thieves, Dantice reminds residents to take preventative steps with scheduled package deliveries.
“’Sign up for alerts from UPS or USPS so that you can get email or text notifications for when your package is arriving,’ Dantice said. ‘Make arrangements to be home, or have a neighbor pick it up for you. Don’t leave it sitting out.’”
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I hope the “fake packages” include tracking devices.
That way, instead of nabbing a thief with just one item, their activities can be tracked, they can be caught with multiple packages, and they will hopefully lead police to any accomplices.
Another publicity stunt from the LASO.
With hundreds of thousands of homes in the the SCV, the odds of this working are so tiny that it will only tie up resources.