DRYDEN POLICE SERVICE
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DRYDEN -- As online shopping continues to grow during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dryden Police Service are seeing incidents of “Porch Piracy” become more common. Thieves who steal packages off your porch and disappear before you even know they are there.
The Dryden Police Service is offering these simple tips to thwart potential porch pirates from preying on your parcels:
- Track deliveries online;
- Remove packages from your porch quickly once they arrive;
- Use home security video to watch for parcels;
- Choose in-store pick up when possible;
- Ask your employer if you can ship things to your office;
- Ask a friend/neighbor to receive your packages;
- If you can, have packages delivered to a side door or rear door, out of sight;
- If possible, try to ensure packages are delivered when someone is home or have it delivered to a neighbor.
