We got robbed today !

My son and his wife both work and use online ordering a LOT. After a package theft, my son built a simple but attractive sort of blind (for lack of a better word) on their front porch that looks like a table from a distance. It's basically a 3ft tall 3-sided box. Carriers leave all their packages inside it.
 

hollydolly said:
well I don't know @Nathan because our Ring Video doorbell doesn't do it. @Pappy said that in the USA, the neighbourhood icon allows you to share the face of the criminal with others who also have the Ring Video doorbell system
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Oh OK, I've seen that feature on my Ring phone app, here's a screenshot of the latest neighborhood occurrence:

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Never had a problem, and neither did my folks before me. Lived here most of my 87 years and the homes are maybe 100 - 150 ft. apart and set back from the highway. Not a lot of foot traffic. We get a decent amount of packages, usually delivered with a knock on the door.

Usually about this time in the discussion we start to have a listing of the various types of firearms folks have and how they almost salivate at the prospect of gunning down a porch robber. IMHO, that's even sicker than the guy robbing the package.
 
Mike said:
I am sorry to read this hollydolly, maybe the
police will make an effort.

There is nothing that I can even suggest.

Mike.
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thanks Mike, I think we can forget the police doing anything about it..:rolleyes:. however today we've printed out flyers with the guys face on them warning people there's a thief in the area and to be aware.. I didn't get to post them around the neighbourhood today but I will tomorrow morning
 
hollydolly said:
thanks Mike, I think we can forget the police doing anything about it..:rolleyes:. however today we've printed out flyers with the guys face on them warning people there's a thief in the area and to be aware.. I didn't get to post them around the neighbourhood today but I will tomorrow morning
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Don't make yourself a target for retaliation, just saying.
 
FaceBook can be your friend. Do you have a local FB group? I joined & read the one here just for info. You do have to ignore lots of There have been thefts & videos posted. You’d be surprised how many people know the crook and how many people are caught.

If you can post the video/photo under an alias, that would be better, IMO.
 
Sorry to harp on about this folks, but just a little update...

I was totally taken aback when the police called us today and asked us to send them the footage from the video doorbell of the thief, seems they might actually be going to at least show a little bit of interest, and perhaps hopefully keep an eye out for this thief .. good for them... and secondly my husbands clients who sent the Box of wines, called me today and said that they have had another box ordered at the weekend so it should arrive any time today or tomorrow...

They said that they were very concerned that they'd had 4 calls over the weekend where the recipients of the wine had exact same circumstance as us... and so they had quite a conversation and complaints laid squarely at Virgin Wines drivers' door... (unintended pun)..so hopefully the wines will be here soon

..in the meantime hubs yesterday set up a new ring doorbell video onto our gate which leads to the rear garden..just really for my peace of mind!!
 
Well I take it all back ... my gob is smacked and I'm shocked to say the least... but the police have positively identified the thief.. !! 👏👍

o/h has just received this email from the Police...
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Good morning ******
We have had a positive identification of the male.
I would like to take a loss statement from you if possible and require some information to do this.

What made you look at your ring doorbell?
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Did you get a confirmation your parcel had been delivered?
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How much was the box of wine and where did it come from.
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And when are you available to get you to sign this statement.

You can either email me back or call me on 0774074****

regards

PCSO 658* Suzanne *******
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Well, good for them, Holly! I'd be curious to know something about the perp, also about how they got caught.

Here, due to all the shopping online, the delivery people, particularly from Amazon, have been overwhelmed. They are supposed to bring every package too large to fit inside a mailbox to the apartment door, and ring the bell. More and more often, they are not bothering to do that, probably because they are under time constraints. So the table in the lobby has been collecting lots of packages, until a resident recognizes a name and takes it (if theirs) or kindly delivers it to a neighbor. Seems like a perfect setup for the kind of theft you just experienced.

There is a very stern warning sign on the table, saying, "Please do not leave packages in the lobby. Your delivery is not completed until the package is brought to the apartment." It's often just ignored, they leave the packages anyway.

Fortunately, this is not a high crime building, and most people passing through the lobby are the senior residents. If it was a general public space, this could be a nightmare.
 
Sunny said:
Well, good for them, Holly! I'd be curious to know something about the perp, also about how they got caught.

Here, due to all the shopping online, the delivery people, particularly from Amazon, have been overwhelmed. They are supposed to bring every package too large to fit inside a mailbox to the apartment door, and ring the bell. More and more often, they are not bothering to do that, probably because they are under time constraints. So the table in the lobby has been collecting lots of packages, until a resident recognizes a name and takes it (if theirs) or kindly delivers it to a neighbor. Seems like a perfect setup for the kind of theft you just experienced.

There is a very stern warning sign on the table, saying, "Please do not leave packages in the lobby. Your delivery is not completed until the package is brought to the apartment." It's often just ignored, they leave the packages anyway.

Fortunately, this is not a high crime building, and most people passing through the lobby are the senior residents. If it was a general public space, this could be a nightmare.
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We have a Concierge and Security Staff in our block of 3 condos. All deliveries have to be signed in at the desk, and we are given a phone call.

@hollydolly No doubt, your thief was already in the system. Kudos to your police department!
 
Pinky said:
We have a Concierge and Security Staff in our block of 3 condos. All deliveries have to be signed in at the desk, and we are given a phone call.

@hollydolly No doubt, your thief was already in the system. Kudos to your police department!
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yes well we're wondering if that's the case Pinks.. or perhaps someone recognised him from our fliers...

Yes not living in an apartment we don't have the security a concierge would bring with regard non residents being around our property... it's a good system
 
hollydolly said:
Well I take it all back ... my gob is smacked and I'm shocked to say the least... but the police have positively identified the thief.. !! 👏👍

o/h has just received this email from the Police...
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He was probably already known to local authorities. Your Ring footage provided a reliable eye-witness account of what happened.

Yay!
 
@Sunny, sorry just saw your post. Yes you're absolutely correct , it does sound like ripe for theft when parcels are left even inside a lobby of a building.. it's just a perfect breeding opportunist ground..

yes I'm very curious as to how they caught our Thief. Hubs has to go to the station to make a statement at some point, so I've asked him to ask them how they discovered who the thief was... whether it was someone already known to them or if someone reported him after we'd posted our fliers around the neighbourhood of his picture while stealing our parcel from the doorstep..
 
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