A brazen thief was captured on a security camera, while she stole a package off of a front-door step in Kelowna.
In the video, what appears to be a young woman exits a blue Ford Escape.
She quickly runs to the front door and steals a package.
The homeowner, who submitted the video to Global News, said the incident took place on Friday, March 12th, at the Brighton townhome complex in Lower Mission.
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The homeowner said the package was a microphone from Best Buy, adding the retailer has offered a refund.
Kelowna RCMP offers some tips to protect against porch thieves:
- Plan for deliveries – If your items comes with a tracking number try to be there when it arrives, or ask a neighbour to accept it
- Send it where someone will be – you can arrange to delivery to a friend or neighbour who will be home, or even have it delivered to where you work
- Have it held – most delivery services have the option to hold it at their location for your pickup
- Use the ‘ship to store’ option – your package will be safe at the store until you can pick it up
If, despite your best efforts, your package is stolen these are the steps to take:
- Contact the delivery company and notify them
- Report it to your local police
- Inform the sender