‘Tis the season for ‘porch pirates’, how to protect your packages from thieves

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — As people figure out the best Cyber Monday deals, shipping companies are reminding shoppers: Beware, your packages could fall into the wrong hands.

Now through the end of December, shipping companies expect to deliver just under 2 billion packages.

“This time of year, we’re all ordering online; it’s how a lot of people are buying. We just need to be smarter and realize, it makes it more convenient for us, it also gives those with bad intentions more opportunity as well,” said Chief Daniel Stump of Springettsbury Township in regards to porch pirates.

The United States Postal Service will deliver an estimated 400 million packages, and that’s just in the two weeks leading up to Christmas.’ Fox 43

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