Remember when we thought it was crazy to steal a package from someone’s porch…in broad daylight…when the person has a doorbell camera? Yeah, that’s nothing compared to this.
A man in Pennsylvania opened his door last Tuesday to pick up a package that had been delivered…when a man came running through his yard with his hands up. He ran up to the porch and snatched the box right out of the guy’s hands…and then ran off with it.
It was day-time…there was a security camera…and the porch pirate was not disguised or hiding his identity. Here’s the best part. There was another delivery truck at the house preparing to deliver another package, and the thief almost ran into that driver when he was running off.
It’s a lot to unpack. I get it. The stolen package also had six new iPhones inside, so it was worth thousands of dollars.
The homeowner says the guy must have known what it was…but he doesn’t know how. He says his security camera shows them doing a u-turn to follow the FedEx truck.
He said that “seconds” after the theft, he got a strange scam call telling him to return the phones. When he said the phones were stolen the caller hung up.
If the thief was targeting the phones…that would explain why they didn’t steal the other package out of the second delivery guy’s hands.
The thief also had a getaway driver, so after he ran off, he hopped in a waiting car, and they sped off. These pirates are still on the loose. Police are investigating…both who is behind this, and if they’re connected to other crimes.
6ABC News reported this insanity.