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2 people charged after video captured parcel being swiped from Edmonton porch

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Doorbell camera captures parcel being swiped from Edmonton woman’s front porch
WATCH ABOVE: An Edmonton woman's doorbell camera captured a parcel theft in action. Kristin Carnigan said she did not realize a package had been stolen until she received an email from Amazon stating that her parcel had been delivered – Dec 17, 2019

Editor’s note: Edmonton police originally said they arrested the pair on Thursday. A spokesperson with the EPS later said they were arrested on Wednesday. The story has been updated to reflect the correct information.

Two people have been charged after video captured on doorbell camera earlier this week showed someone taking a parcel from an Edmonton woman’s front porch.

Kristin Carnigan said she did not realize a package had been stolen from her Terwillegar Towne home until she received an email from Amazon on Monday night stating that her parcel had been delivered. When she did not see it on her porch, she reviewed her doorbell camera.

The video shows a woman approaching her porch, taking a box and walking back to a waiting vehicle, which then pulls out of the frame.

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Edmonton police said the video, along with several witnesses, helped lead officers to arrest two people on Wednesday.

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While conducting a search at a residence, police said they located counterfeit currency and stolen property believed to be linked to multiple thefts.

Twila Brandon, 34, is now facing two charges of possession of stolen property under $5,000 and three counts of theft under $5,000.

Bryan Smith, 39, has been charged with two counts of possession of stolen property under $5,000, three counts of theft under $5,000 and possession of counterfeit money.

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Charges laid after video captured parcel being swiped from Edmonton porch

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