Updated: Monday, December 8 2014, 07:42 PM EST

By Patrice Walsh

In many cases the thefts are captured on tape. Homeowners can see brazen thieves swiping the gifts and boxes from their front porch just after they are delivered to their homes.

It happened to Denee Forbes. She was inside her house in Rochester and never saw what happened until she checked her surveillance video.

Sure enough, the cameras outside the Forbes home caught the entire crime on tape. That video helped police catch the suspect, who was charged with similar crimes in the City of Rochester and Irondequoit.

Since that happened back in September, the Forbes are more careful when leaving packages on their porch. Denee knows when her items will be picked up and delivered, so nothing is left for long periods outside.

Forbes also leaves her drapes open so she can see what's happening in front of her house. She advises other homeowners to get security cameras to protect their property.

Not only are thieves stealing property, in some cases they are following delivery trucks and then waiting until they leave, to snatch the items.

Companies like FedEx said customers can take steps to protect their deliveries. You can customize the delivery by pinning down when it will arrive or asking that someone sign for the package before it is left on the porch. You can also ask a neighbor to pick up your deliveries or ask the delivery company to leave it in a less obvious spot.

Forbes said the sad thing is that for her door-to-door delivery is a must. She runs a business from her home. It's convenient. She doesn't want to have to pick up items from Fed Ex or UPS.

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Santa #39;s elves aren #39;t the only ones keeping watch this holiday season. Thieves are a swiping packages containing gifts off of front porches from Cuyahoga Falls to North Ridgeville.

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MACOMB TOWNSHIP(WWJ) An alert neighbor is credited for stopping two young thieves who were stealing packages dropped off by UPS drivers at homes in Macomb County on Thursday.

Macomb County Sheriff deputies arrested the 18 and 19-year-old suspects after a homeowner in Macomb Township spotted one suspect as he ranup to a porch and take a package in a neighborhood near 21 Mile and Hayes.

As the thief was retreating to the passenger seat of the Nissan, the homeowner used his cell phone to take photographs of the manandthen called police.

As police were responding to thecall, a second incident was reported. The suspects were stopped a short time later and 26 packages were found in their car.

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Other deputies found packaging and shipping labels nearby. The suspects are facing larceny charges.

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Police say the arrests of two men suspected of stealing packages off front porches is a good reminder for residents not to let burglars ruin their holiday season.

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COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS Police say the arrests of two men suspected of stealing packages off front porches is a good reminder for residents not to let burglars ruin their holiday season.

On Thursday, Cottonwood Heights police arrested two men believed to have taken packages from homes in their city and West Jordan over the past two weeks.

"The suspects were following UPS delivery vans and were walking up to residences taking packages after they were dropped off," said Cottonwood Heights Police Sgt. Corbett Ford.

Sometime between Nov. 27 and Nov. 30, Ford says packages left on a porch in Cottonwood Heights were taken. But surveillance video recorded by the victims proved to be "extremely beneficial," he said.

Investigators got a general description of the men and their vehicle. About 3 p.m. Thursday, an officer spotted a vehicle that matched the description near Ft. Union Boulevard and 1300 East and pulled it over.

The driver, Douglas Dru Kemp, 37, of West Jordan, was ultimately arrested for investigation of drug possession. Police also found a package in the vehicle that had recently been taken off a porch in West Jordan, Ford said.

"The driver also had a knife. And he also had a black airsoft handgun in the storage compartment that had the orange tip either removed or painted over. They were taking steps to make sure you didn't know if it's a real gun or a fake gun," he said.

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COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah The holiday season brings packages aplenty to porches, and police said they recently nabbed a couple of Grinches accused of stealing Christmas deliveries from residents.

Police initially received surveillance images from a resident who had a package delivered by UPS stolen from their property, and the footage depicted a man and a dark-colored Toyota Scion.

Sgt. Corbett Ford, a public information officer for Cottonwood Heights Police Department, said they put out an internal bulletin, and Thursday a detective spotted a vehicle matching that description. After following the vehicle, the detective made a traffic stop on the Scion.

He subsequently arrested the driver for possession of methamphetamine, possession of stolen property, Ford said. This guy actually had a package that had just been stolen from a delivery in the West Jordan area, so he actually was still out capering and up to nefarious activities.

The man, identified by police as 37-year-old Douglas Drew Kemp, also had a knife and an Airsoft BB gun. The guns fire plastic BBs and are designed to appear like real firearms, and Corbett said the bright orange tip required on such BB guns to mark them as toys had either been removed or painted over on the gun in the mans possession.

They are roaming around in the valley, they are stealing items from people, and then, to top that off, they have items made to look like weapons in the event that somebody tries to confront them, Ford said.

A second man, 34-year-old Adam Pat Anderson, was arrested at a residence in Murray, and Ford said that man was an accomplice in the thefts.

Well, I think you could probably definitely say that this is kind of one of those Grinches that stole Christmas, but unfortunately you have people that are up to no good, Ford said. They are doing nefarious acts. They are stealing things from people, so in that sense, yes, they are [Grinches]. Absolutely.

This time of the year is often the busiest for delivery services, and Ford said with more and more people shopping online and opting for delivery, package thefts are not uncommon around the holidays. He said there are several things people can do to protect their packages.

Kemp was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of stolen property and possession of a dangerous weapon (knife.) Anderson was arrested on a felony theft charge.

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LITTLE ROCK, AR - More than $100 billion worth of goods are expected to be bought online this holiday season, but when it's delivered police say it's an easy target for thieves.

Online sales this holiday season are expected to grow by 10 percent. That means there will be a lot of this, packages sitting by the front door waiting for people to come home and get them.

Police say it's exactly what crooks are looking for.

Surveillance video from a neighbor's house captures a car driving by, stopping, then pulling into the driveway. Off camera police say crooks got out and snatched packages off the porch and puled off.

"I think it's terrible," says Erenestine Bryant of west Little Rock.

When police stopped Deyonna Brown and Nekco Hodges, officers say they found nearly $1,000 worth of goods stolen from he porches of four west Little Rock homes.

"All these places are delivering and they're just dropping it off on your front porch," says Bryant.

This afternoon we spotted packages being delivered out of a U-Haul truck at one house. At another, they were stacked up waiting for someone to get home.

Police say that would be a good idea, as online shopping becomes more common so do thieves are seeking to steal the stuff when it's delivered.

"For the sake of convenience I'd want it delivered to my front door but if it's an item of great value I would have it either signed for by the company that's delivered it or have a neighbor that stays at home," says Lt. Sidney Allen.

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LITTLE ROCK, AR - More than $100 billion worth of goods are expected to be bought online this holiday season, but when it's delivered police say it's an easy target for thieves.

Online sales this holiday season are expected to grow by 10 percent. That means there will be a lot of this, packages sitting by the front door waiting for people to come home and get them.

Police say it's exactly what crooks are looking for.

Surveillance video from a neighbor's house captures a car driving by, stopping, then pulling into the driveway. Off camera police say crooks got out and snatched packages off the porch and puled off.

"I think it's terrible," says Erenestine Bryant of west Little Rock.

When police stopped Deyonna Brown and Nekco Hodges, officers say they found nearly $1,000 worth of goods stolen from he porches of four west Little Rock homes.

"All these places are delivering and they're just dropping it off on your front porch," says Bryant.

This afternoon we spotted packages being delivered out of a U-Haul truck at one house. At another, they were stacked up waiting for someone to get home.

Police say that would be a good idea, as online shopping becomes more common so do thieves are seeking to steal the stuff when it's delivered.

"For the sake of convenience I'd want it delivered to my front door but if it's an item of great value I would have it either signed for by the company that's delivered it or have a neighbor that stays at home," says Lt. Sidney Allen.

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