ENID, OK - When having packages delivered to your home, beware of “porch pirating” – when a thief steals delivered packages from your doorstep or porch. Thieves can follow delivery trucks, watching for prime targets. These thieves commonly strike during working hours as many homes are empty at that time.
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1) Have your packages delivered to a location where they can be received in person, such as a neighbor’s or relative’s house.
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2) If possible, consider having your package delivered to your workplace.
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3) When making a purchase online, if the retailer provides the option, choose a specific delivery time when you will be home.
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4) If purchasing from a larger retailer, consider having your package delivered to a local store for pick-up.
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5) Take advantage of delivery alerts so you can be notified when a package arrives at your home. If you are not available to pick it up, ask a trusted neighbor to take your package inside for safekeeping.
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6) When possible, request the delivery company to hold your package at their closest pick-up facility until you can pick it up.
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7) You might be able to ask the shipper to require a signature confirmation of delivery in order to prevent packages being left when no one is home to sign for them.
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8) If possible, provide delivery instructions so packages can be left out of sight from your yard or the road such as on a back porch.
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9) Have packages delivered to a post office box if available.
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10) Hire a neighborhood kid or house sitter to check for your packages on a daily basis.
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Tips to help delivery drivers
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1) If you have ordered something to be delivered, PLEASE, turn your porch light if it gets dark before it arrives. Address numbers are hard to see at night.
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2) If you are ordering from work or having it delivered at work, tell the delivery company the business name as well as the address. Delivery drivers may recognize the business name and not the address.
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