stolen? i did not but my neighbor did. we spent a few minutes asking people if they ve been visited by package thieves and it wasn t hard to find victims. i m sitting outside on the porch just resting and i go back inside after the package was delivered, i come back outside about 20 minutes later, the package is gone. somebody stole it from my front porch and i never got to see those things and it was pretty heartbreaking and i don t think people should take things from other people s houses even if it s not inside the house. the top four metro area s most targeted by package helpers include san francisco, salt lake city, portland, oregon, and baltimore. d.c. was number six on a similar list last year. here s how you can avoid losing packages. if you are able to leave specific instructions with the delivery service online, do that, that could help save you the package theft if you re able to leave your packages behind a
talk about messing with the wrong guy. a former bounty hunter catches suspected package thieves at his home in las vegas. trying to steal something? no. huh? give it here. alex pulling a gun on the suspect says they take off. police arrested him about an hour later finding several stolen packages in stolen get away car. can t make that you mean. an ohio student is suspended for posting bible verses in high school after lbgt flags were displayed in hallways. the student says she was accused of targeting the school s gay-straight alliance club. when i got sent to the office, he was talking to me and he said why did you put these up here? and i said because i wanted to spread the word of god. the principal says she violated the code of conduct because she didn t get permission to post the verses. just when you think have you heard it all, this happens.
the parks department wants to outlaw feeding birds and squirrels saying it will clean up parks, critics call it cruel. you could get anywhere from a $50 fine to nighttime bars. time for the good, the bad and the ugly. we begin with the good. a man rages past firefighters risking his own life to save his family dog from his burning home in california. he fights through the flames and heavy smoke emerging minutes later with his dog. they are expected to be okay. talk about messing with the wrong guy. former bounty hunter catches suspected package thieves in las vegas. alex missoula pulling a gun on the suspect as they leave his
the biggest heist yet with more than a billion packages being delivered as more people do their shopping online. that one as well. we re going to be running two teams. make sure everybody is vested up. this police unit is trying to catch package thieves in the act. a flat screen tv. we have what s made to look like a blue ray player over here. someone trying to steal this, they ll be disappointed when they open it up. absolutely. there s nothing in here. as you see someone trying to steal this you ll jump out and arrest them? correct. we have two surveillance teams on packages that are placed at people s doorsteps. the chances of one of them being stolen is possible. he says it s all too easy for thieves to snatch up these packages. this is a prime example of how easy it is to commit one of these thefts. the package is clearly visible from the road on high traveled street. so far, his department s
leiberman, did a ride along with him. as you can see he s thinking about it, thinking about it, then he walks right up to the front there. and he goes ahead and takes the package. reporter: it s something that s happening all across the country. some of it caught on camera. are you seeing more packages being stolen this year? absolutely. i think it s becoming quite the epidemic. reporter: one survey found 23 million americans have had a package stolen. and this holiday season may be the biggest heist yet with more than a billion packages being delivered as more people do their shopping online. that one as well. we re going to be running two teams. make sure everybody is vested up. reporter: this police unit is trying to catch package thieves in the act. you ve got a flat screen tv. what s made to look like a blue ray flayer over here.