Porch Pirate leaves Clovis community on edge

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- As radical get acceptable to springiness gifts this vacation season, neighbors successful the Harlan Ranch assemblage successful Clovis are acrophobic astir structure pirates and message theft.

A drawstring of videos posted to societal media shows a antheral dressed arsenic a transportation operator stealing packages.

"Ok, that's brainsick due to the fact that that's down me, close there. Yeah, that is connected the thoroughfare down me," said neighbour Steve Gejeian.

He has lived successful the vicinity for astir 11 years. Although Gejeian's household hasn't been the unfortunate of structure pirates, helium shares however he's acrophobic astir this latest theft.

"It looks similar they're showing up successful the zip-up yellowish jacket, which is deceptive. And with our kids, it makes maine a small nervous," Gejeian said.

Gejeian said the assemblage mailbox helium uses was precocious breached into, creating other accent this vacation season.

"It's precise disturbing due to the fact that a batch of idiosyncratic information. Bills, a batch of things travel successful the message that you're acrophobic about," said Gejeian.

Clovis Police promote neighbors to telephone constabulary if they spot thing suspicious. Sergeant Nathan Jaime said determination could beryllium superior consequences for thieves if caught.

"If it's nether $950, it's considered misdemeanor petty theft. If it's implicit $950, it's considered expansive theft, which is simply a felony."

At minimum, authorities explicate a idiosyncratic could walk astatine slightest a twelvemonth successful jailhouse for stealing message and oregon packages.

But beyond the imaginable transgression charges, Gejeian said the enactment is conscionable cruel.

"It's 1 happening losing the stuff, but that idiosyncratic other would bash that to you. I deliberation it stabs astatine the bosom a small bit," helium said.

A portion of proposal is to marque definite information cameras aren't blocked by immoderate vacation decorations. Police add, if you bash find idiosyncratic stealing, you privation to stitchery arsenic overmuch identifying accusation astir the suspect, and again, study it to authorities.

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