How bad are porch pirates in California? You might want to rethink those online purchases
(World News USA)

In a digitally plugged-in world - where front-door delivery of everything from burritos to dog food to underwear has practically become an inalienable right for Americans - the leave-it-on-the-doorstep trend has been quickly followed by the steal-it-from-the-doorstep phenomenon. For thousands of people across the U.S., the front porch has increasingly become a crime scene. As far back as late 2017, it was clear trouble was brewing as more and more of us had stuff shipped to our homes by FedEx or UPS. A survey back then by home-security startup Ring found that nearly 20 percent of us had reported a front-porch theft. Now comes U.S. Packaging & Wrapping, a nationwide packaging supply company...