Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Package Theft Prevention


(Click on the image for the video report)
WTHR, Indianapolis:
  1. Sign for your packages. If there's no one home to sign for the package, it won't be left at your home.
  2. Get your packages delivered to shipping locations like The Mailing Station. Anyone with a secondary mailbox at shipping locations like The Mailing Station can get their packages dropped off for free.
  3. Show off you home security. If you have a home security system, make sure you have a sign in the front yard. If you have security cameras, make sure potential "porch pirates" know they're there and if you have a doorbell camera, use it.
  4. Sign up for email notifications. You can get email notifications from FedEx, UPS, and businesses like Amazon and Urban Outfitters to track your package from initial shipment to its final destination.
  5. Have your packages delivered to your place of business. Make sure your workplace is cool with this, and if they are, it's much safer than having packages delivered to your home.
  6. Be a "nosy neighbor"/"engaged friend"
  7. Sign up for "UPS My Choice" and Fedex "Delivery Manager"