7 On Your Side reveals new twist on front porch package robberies

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) --

We've been calling them "porch pirates," and they've now come up with a new twist on the crime of the season.

Everyone has seen the video of packages taken off porches and doorsteps. That means we are on the alert and the bad guys are coming up with a new way to work this old rip-off.

It was a nice day Thursday in San Francisco's Sunset District. At about midday, a letter carrier dropped off a package, which was recorded by a surveillance camera mounted on a family home.

Andrew Bolles mounted the camera and says the package was never found.

"My roommate let me know, he said, 'Hey, I think there was a package delivered but I don't see it.' He kept looking outside. He knew it was delivered about 12:30, so that's when he told me, you know, 'Hey, can we check the camera,'" Bolles said.

They pulled the video and the roommate was right - the package had been delivered.

"It took about half an hour and we finally saw someone walk up the stairs, walk down and we said, 'Gotcha,'" Bolles said.

The video does not show the package being picked up, but it sure appears the person is walking away with more items than they were carrying when they arrived.

The video shows a pair working together, maybe even working the street.

Read more here:
7 On Your Side reveals new twist on front porch package robberies