the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Glen Rock NJ, its that time of year again and the Glen Rock Police are reporting on Thursday November 12th at 8 p.m. a Glen Rock resident on the 100 block of Harding Road reported that during the late afternoon to early evening someone stole a package from their front steps. The package reportedly contained Apple Air Pods shipped from Best Buy via the US Postal Service.
The holiday season is fast approaching, and that means “porch pirates” are on the prowl. With thousands of packages expected to be delivered to homes throughout the season, most packages are left unattended and vulnerable.
Some simple tips to protect your holiday packages are:
Schedule delivery for times when you’ll be home.
Require a signature from your package carrier.
Monitor your front porch (Xfinity Home, Ring doorbell, Nest and others).
Try a lockbox. Lockboxes can be used to protect packages until you can make it home and retrieve them.
Track your shipment online (FedEx, UPS, USPS, DHL, Amazon) so you know when it’s delivered and can ask someone to hold onto it until you arrive home
Make sure to check for & bring in packages, don’t let them sit out.
Talk to neighbors who may be home during the day and could take in packages for you.
Do what I do, I get a package I fill it up with dog poop rewrap it leave it at the door, how funny is that