Protect your holiday deliveries from porch pirates

ABC Columbia Staff,

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The online shopping season is in full swing for the holidays. This means there are more packages being left on door steps and front porches. It’s also presents a crime of opportunity for would be thieves.

Wednesday is National Package Protection Day, and the Columbia Police Department wants to help you keep your valuables safe. CPD has released a list of tips to prevent those presents from being poached.

Here are just a few ways you can protect your purchases.

  • Sign up for delivery alerts so you know when your package has arrived.
  • Request for your package be placed in a secure location.
  • Choose packaging that will conceal the contents of your package.
  • Try to pick up packages quickly after they arrive or ask a neighbor to grab it for you.
  • Have security cameras installed to deter porch pirates.
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