Thieves taking packages off Near East Side porches, police say

Missing a Christmas gift delivery on the Near East Side? Someone might have taken the package off your porch.

A Jenifer Street woman called police after a package delivered by the U.S. Postal Service had been stolen from the front porch of her home.

That was one of about a dozen similar thefts that have been reported in Madison, mostly in the isthmus part of the city.

"USPS tracking indicated the package had been delivered shortly after 11 a.m. on Monday, and it had been placed on an unsecured porch," said police spokesman Joel DeSpain. "When the woman got home, it was gone."

A police crime analyst determined there had been similar incidents over the last month involving USPS, FedEx and UPS deliveries.

"Residents expecting deliveries may wish to have packages routed to places of work or other locations where someone is present," DeSpain said.

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Thieves taking packages off Near East Side porches, police say