Police Looking For Thieves Stealing Packages Off Doorsteps

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DENVER (CBS4) Police are on the lookout for thieves who allegedly follow delivery trucks and then steal packages from the front porches of homes.

This is a crime that usually happens around Christmas when many packages are being delivered.

However, in Denvers Hilltop neighborhood it seems the so-called Porch Pirates strike year round.

One Saturday afternoon in February a Fed Ex driver dropped off some packages at a home in Denvers Hilltop neighborhood.

The homes security camera captured someone approaching the house shortly after the delivery that grabbed two of the three packages and then walked off.

This is an unfortunate crime we are seeing, said neighborhood resident Cristen.

Cristen said that thieves have snatched packages from her front door six times in the last two months.

We noticed packages started going missing. over the course of a few months different items would not show up. When we followed up with the various companies they said they had been delivered and we never got them, said Cristen.

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Police Looking For Thieves Stealing Packages Off Doorsteps