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Delivery thefts on Oakhurst Grove

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Sue

Sue

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1 hour ago, tercio said:

Flagging that we have had two thefts of deliveries from our doorstep in the last month. Both caught on Ring but smart enough to hide faces. 

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Sorry to hear this, but I hope you have told the courier companies that their employees should not be leaving packages on doorsteps?

I know they have an awful job and are always pushed for time, but that really doesn't excuse it.

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vladi

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Pity that the image is very dark. Have you considered installing a motion sensitive light that you can adjust and/or a Recordable PIR that delivers a message like "Don't even think about it!"

My neighbour has one and he leaves out an old Amazon box  on the doorstep in full view on odd days. It's  never ben taken yet.

Sue

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Tercio, do you know how long after delivery the packages were taken?

It has been suggested on here before that the thieves may be connected to the person who delivered them.

And out of all the potential houses, it does seem odd that they happen to come on the one with a delivery left on the doorstep.

This could also explain why vladi's neighbour's boxes have never been taken.

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Alec1

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Amazon seem to do this more and more now.  They don't even ring the doorbell, just leave them lying on the door step, then you find out it's been delivered when you check tracking.  The official Amazon vans are frequently followed on their routes by thieves and take the opportunities freely given.   

David Peckham

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The drivers generally have the same set area to cover every day, so they're fairly easy to follow - quite often on bike. They organise their drops to maximise how many they can do within a given time - there's actually software at the depot to do this before they set off - so they tend to follow the same route.

Certain addresses are delivery hotspots, some have two or three drops a day from the various couriers.

It all adds up doorstep deliveries being incredibly easy to target. I suspect Vladi's neighbour hasn't had their fake parcel nicked, not because of their security, but because the thief simply wouldn't have seen the driver stop there, so there's nothing to steal.

The losses are factored in, driving prices up for everyone, and the drivers are treated abysmally.

It's a dreadful business. It needs regulating.

 

Sorry, cross post with Angelina and Alec1

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