Putting porch pirates to a stop before they get to your door – THV11.com KTHV

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Its the season for thieves to prey on delivered packages, but there are new ways to stop and protect your goods.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rocks Executive Director of Professional Sales Program said its happening more and more.

Its growing because most of retail sales now, especially around Christmas time, are done online, Lenita Davis said.

The solution might not be as simple as you think.

Even though you may have Ring and video cameras, I mean, all you really record is people stealing packages off your porch, right? Davis said.

So, what do you do to stop thieves from swiping your packages?

She said there are several options.

I think this is why Amazon came up with the locker system where you can have your packages sent to the locker and pick em up at Whole Foods," Davis said. "People are also starting to send their packages to work. People are using the video cameras so when they see a package delivered, have a neighbor pick them up.

More options:

You can anticipate when its going to arrive, Davis said.

Discouraging thieves is important because a refund isnt always an option.

A lot of people you buy products from, once they send that tracking number and show that its been delivered to your door, thats it. If it got stolen, youre out of luck, Davis said.

If you have a video monitoring app, its always a good idea to monitor it, so you know whats going on in your neighborhood.

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