Safety Tips: Six Ways to Prevent Package Theft

Between now and the end of the year, package deliveries will multiply as generous friend and family ship holiday gifts, and as we order gifts.

Unfortunately, thieves are out there stealing packages from front porches before residents return home from work.

Here are some tips to avoid package theft, directly from law enforcement:
• Request a signature confirmation of delivery. By doing this, the deliverer will have to wait until you’re available or deliver the package to a neighbor. 
• Insure valuable items. 
• Encourage you neighbors to watch for deliveries and agree to secure each other’s packages. This includes being watchful for any stranger who is going onto porches for no apparent reason or following delivery trucks. 
• If you have an understanding boss, have your packages delivered to you at work. 
• Track packages online to see exactly when they’re sent to your house for delivery. Many companies officer a text notification to your cell phone when a package has been delivered. 
• Leave special instructions for where to deliver the packages. A good place is on the side or back of the house, so that the package is out of sight from the road.