HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – 12/15/15 – The U.S. Postal Service estimates that more than 600 million pieces of mail will be mailed between Thanksgiving and Christmas day. Many will be packages delivered by postal carriers or parcel services.

“If you’re expecting a package, don’t put a note on your door because that’s just a big announcement to every crook in the neighborhood that you’re not home and you’re expecting something,” said Steve Levins, of the State Office of Consumer Protection.

Across the U.S. mainland, the rate of “porch piracy” is rising. U.S. Postal Inspector Jeff Fitch works in San Francisco.  He said the crime is rampant on the mainland and probably is happening in Hawaii. Read more

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