Earlier this week, a reader sent an email asking about the law surrounding a recent phenomenon – people setting booby traps for porch pirates. A porch pirate is someone who steals a package left on ...

A reader recently sent an email asking about the law surrounding a recent phenomenon – people setting booby traps for porch pirates. A porch pirate is someone who steals a package left on someone's ...

More than a third of Americans have been victims of porch pirates at least once according to ADT, but why? It’s an ideal crime of opportunity and if the item on your porch happens to be expensive or ...

POTENTIAL PORCH PIRATES. IT COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE. I MEAN, THESE PEOPLE KNOW IT’S HOLIDAY TIME. TERRY WINKLEMAN COMES OVER TO HIS DAUGHTER’S HOUSE ON SOUTH BRADY STREET TO CARE FOR HER CATS WHILE ...

LEADER. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN AT FIVE. THIS THE SEASON OF PORCH PIRATES. MORE THAN 50% OF PACKAGES ARE STOLEN DURING THE HOLIDAY MONTHS, ACCORDING TO A PORCH THEFT STUDY. GOOD EVENING. I’M MADDIE ...

You’ve probably seen those doorbell-camera videos of petty thieves dashing up to homes and swiping freshly delivered packages, sometimes getting caught in booby traps that end up covering them in ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — With millions of holiday packages landing on doorsteps this holiday season, law enforcement in the Lowcountry is urging residents to stay alert as porch pirates ramp up ...

Homeowners who set booby traps for package thieves, known as porch pirates, could be held legally liable for any injuries. While homeowners generally have no liability for a trespasser's accidental ...