
A map of the area where packages were stolen from a porch Dec. 2.
Shelton police asked residents to be wary of potential package thieves after arresting to juveniles over the weekend for theft.
In a Facebook post Monday (Dec. 4) police said that on Saturday (Dec. 2) about 9:15 a.m. officers were were sent to the area of Howe Avenue and Roberts Street on a report of stolen packages from a porch.
Two juveniles were arrested in connection to the theft, police said.
Cops said that if you’re heaving packages delivered you should:
- Request delivery to the store itself and pick up the item there.
- Have the package delivered to their work address or to the courier’s pickup station rather than their home.
- Schedule delivery for a day that they know they will be home or a relative or friend will be home.
- Require a signature upon receipt for deliveries.
The holiday season is the traditional peak time for so-called ​“porch pirate” thefts.
For example, last December police charged a Waterbury woman for allegedly stealing Christmas gifts delivered to homes in Aspetuck Village.
And in 2014 two New Haven men were nabbed after a resident saw them allegedly steal a package from a home on Meadow Lake Drive.