Tips to keep porch pirates off your packages this holiday season [Video]

MIDLAND, Texas — Dough is dropping, lights are shining and shoppers are on a quest this holiday season. However, so are thieves and burglars. 

One thing to keep an eye out for as your online shopping items arrive are the so-called “Porch Pirates.”

In the last 12 months, $12 billion worth of packages were stolen, according to Security.org. 

“You can always set it up so your neighbor knows you’re having packages delivered. If they’re home, they can come by, pick them up and hold on to them,” said Chane Blandford, a Midland police crime investigation officer.

One additional tip includes reaching out to the designated facility and asking them to hold on to your package. That leaves picking the item up from the facility in your hands. 

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