“Porch Pirates’ steal holiday cheer

As a record number of people choose to holiday shop online, it’s no wonder thieves are grabbing packages off of porches at a discouraging clip. It’s happened often enough to warrant a nickname: porch pirates. “The criminals here are criminals of opportunity,” said Mark Gregory, spokesman for the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office. “They go where the opportunity is.” For most people, arriving home to the realization their package has been stolen leaves them with few options of recovering the stolen goods, much less catching the thief. Unless they have a security camera installed or someone witnessed the crime, it’s difficult to find the person responsible/ Jonathan Glover , SR. More here.

Question: Have you been victimized by a “porch pirate”?