Preventing package theft as Prime Day items and holiday gifts start to arrive NBC Connecticut [Video]

Many people in Connecticut put in their orders for discounted items during Amazon’s Prime Day sales on Tuesday and Wednesday. As these items and many other online holiday purchases are delivered ‘porch pirates’ also known as packages thieves could be a problem for anyone not home when their orders arrive.

New Haven Police Public Information Officer Christian Bruckhart says this is not uncommon.

“Speaking for New Haven, package thefts are fairly common,” he said. “It’s just a crime of opportunity for a lot of people.”

Package thieves often come walk up to someone’s door, grab the package and leave the scene within seconds. In Bristol, police are looking for an individual who they say removed a package from a property on George Street last Friday.

In New Milford, a man says he was followed and held at knifepoint after picking up a package from his parents’ house. New Milford police …