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DALLAS â As Christmas season ramps up in December, âtis the season for giving â and Grinch-like taking.
The Dallas Police Department is recommending residents take precautions when receiving deliveries after a local thief was caught stealing packages off front porches in Dallas neighborhoods last week.
Around 9:15 a.m. Nov. 29, Dallas Police Officer Jane Burke responded to a report of a theft, where about an hour prior, the victim had two packages stolen from her front porch.
According to Britneigh Hammill, Police Community Liaison, the suspect, later identified as Andrew Bissonnette, was observed on the victimâs surveillance recording running from a parked vehicle in front of the home, removing the two packages from the front porch, running back to the car and leaving the area.