Description
Between 2:50 and 2:57 PM today the 20th of December 2018 my home surveillance camera caught these two scenes. Shortly after a UPS delivery to my home a young man in a red jacket, black hood, white shoes and grey pants with a black backpack rides a bicycle slowly through the scene. A few minutes later in the second clip, he is back and walks up my driveway presumably to check out the delivery which he undoubtedly observed. He comes out of the driveway without the package probably because it's too heavy (24 cans of wet cat food). I confronted this guy some minutes later further down Dwight toward Chapel street. I watched him ride up and down my neighbors' driveways and I asked him what he was looking for. I was fascinated by what a convincing and evidently accomplished liar this guy is. I told him that I had a video of him and that I'd take another look before I reported the issue. He then quickened his pace a bit and rode his bike west down Edgewood Avenue.
Check these two clips and the screen shot I uploaded. Anyone know this guy?
https://video.nest.com/clip/566c806edf9a4d6ab1981dc475b5eff8.mp4
https://video.nest.com/clip/30ef6e2111fc47ab927fe23e446e9cfd.mp4
4 Comments
XYZ (Registered User)
You should contact your police district manager and alder with this information.
Posting here is fine but the person in the city who can help may never see it.
An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
My alderman is a very nice guy but other than rubber-stamping labor union legislation, I'm afraid he's generally useless.
Tommy (Registered User)
Hello Mr. Martson,
Thank you for posting the videos. I noticed this is the second time since 28 days ago that your home was targeted by porch pirates. I didn't recognize the porch pirate from November 22 or the one shown above; however, I can't understand how porch pirates can steal things without being seen by your neighbors. Also, why don't the police step in and conduct operations with bait packages that have GPS tracking devices?
If you would like to take revenge against the thieves, you could leave bait boxes that set off non-lethal explosions when lifted. Check out the video here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2yD4PZujuU&feature=youtu.be
An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
"I can't understand how porch pirates can steal things without being seen by your neighbors. "
—Most of my neighbors are transient students with better things to do than watch my porch.
"Also, why don't the police step in and conduct operations with bait packages that have GPS tracking devices?"
—You'll have to ask the Police Dept that question.
—Yes I'm familiar with the device but I'll bet it's illegal in New Haven.