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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.
Continue reading Glen Rock Police Report, “Tis the Season” for Package Thieves
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Oradell NJ, *Video* The Oradell Police Department is attempting to identify a man caught on camera stealing packages from the front of a borough home.
file photo by Boyd Loving
They operate in the middle of the day, when many residents are at work and the delivery vans are making their rounds.
They tend to follow FedEx, UPS and U.S. mail workers down streets, on the lookout for packages they can nab. Some even dress in uniforms to avoid suspicion.
As Internet retailers make big gains against shopping malls this holiday season, “porch pirates” have been out in force stealing their piece of the pie.
Customers are increasingly using Amazon, EBay and other retailers to buy goods they previously purchased in stores — especially around Christmas, when UPS delivers more than 30 million packages per day in the week before the holiday.
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-package-thefts-holidays-20161223-story.html
