Police are offering tips to prevent packages from being stolen from people's front porches, Palo Alto police said Saturday.

"This is a crime that occurs in virtually every community in our country," police said in a statement. "Packages that are left unattended make for easy targets for criminals."

Police said package thefts commonly occur during normal working hours, when many people are not at home.

To avoid becoming a victim, police offered the following tips:

- If your employer will allow it, have packages delivered to your office.

- If not, have packages delivered to a place where they can be received in person, such as the home of a trusted neighbor who stays home during the day, or a retired relative.

- Request the shipper require a signature confirmation or hold your package at their pick-up facility so you can pick it up in person at your convenience.

- If purchasing from a large retailer, request that your package be delivered to a local branch of the store so you can pick it up in person at your convenience.

- Request a specific delivery date and time from the shipper when you know you will be home.

- Provide delivery instructions to the sihpper so that packages can be left at a safe location at your home that is out of sight from the street.

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Bay Area police offer tips to prevent package thefts

Police are offering tips to prevent packages from being stolen from people's front porches, Palo Alto police said Saturday.

"This is a crime that occurs in virtually every community in our country," police said in a statement. "Packages that are left unattended make for easy targets for criminals."

Police said package thefts commonly occur during normal working hours, when many people are not at home.

To avoid becoming a victim, police offered the following tips:

- If your employer will allow it, have packages delivered to your office.

- If not, have packages delivered to a place where they can be received in person, such as the home of a trusted neighbor who stays home during the day, or a retired relative.

- Request the shipper require a signature confirmation or hold your package at their pick-up facility so you can pick it up in person at your convenience.

- If purchasing from a large retailer, request that your package be delivered to a local branch of the store so you can pick it up in person at your convenience.

- Request a specific delivery date and time from the shipper when you know you will be home.

- Provide delivery instructions to the sihpper so that packages can be left at a safe location at your home that is out of sight from the street.

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Updated: Monday, December 1 2014, 06:00 PM EST

Reported by: Erin Calandra

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Police in Centre County said they nabbed two men who they believe have been stealing UPS and FedEx packages off of front porches for weeks.

There are about 20 packages in total so far.

These arrests are the result of team work between all police departments across Centre County.

6 News has been following this story since Bellefonte and Spring Township police took the first reports several weeks ago.

Soon after, Ferguson and Patton Township police also received calls about missing packages.

So police quickly realized the alleged package thieves were targeting municipalities all across the area.

Patton Township police said their patrol officers spotted a silver van last week that matched the description given to police by several witnesses.

Police said the owner of that van had several outstanding warrants, and when they searched the vehicle, they found numerous stolen packages, some of them dating back to October.

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With the onset of plummeting temperatures, its time to perk up our porches with some sparkle, fragrant greens and holiday color.

First set the scene. For symmetry, set up matching pots either side of the front door. For an asymmetrical look, set a larger pot on one side with two smaller on the other side. Add in a door embellishment such as a wreath or swag. This creates a picture-perfect entry to welcome your holiday guests.

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Variegated cedar adds bright lime and golden colors and is a nice, soft draping green, while Coned Cedar has bluer foliage and little brown cones. Good fillers are white pine tips and Port Orford cedar. The taller center could be birch logs, a cut spruce top or Redtwig Dogwood branches. Curly Willow branches also add wonderful height, texture and color.

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