Women dressed as nurses are stealing packages off porches, Washington state police say

[Demovictory9]

https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/03/us/porch-pirates-dressed-as-nurses-trnd/index.html



Women dressed as health care workers are taking packages from outside residents homes in Washington state, according to the Kennewick Police Department.

Two women described by police as suspects in a porch piracy case are seen in surveillance videos wearing scrubs and what appears to be a lanyard with an identification badge. One wears gloves as she takes a package off the front porch of a home.

Kennewick Police Department said that don't believe these women are real nurses.
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One package stolen Wednesday was taken from the home of an actual nurse and a law enforcement officer.
"We have a home security system so I pulled up the videos," Michelle Santiago, who was out working at the time of delivery, told CNN.

"I could see the FedEx driver drop the package off around 3 o'clock that afternoon in one video and in (a following) video this woman walks up and takes it less than 5 minutes later," said Santiago.

Inside the package was a customized organizer for her husband's police equipment. Santiago shared the video with her neighborhood group and found other instances of this happening.

"Even if we had been home I don't know if I would've gotten out there fast enoug

[Mike 03]

1. How cynical can you be?

"Less than five minutes" suggests they live nearby or are following the movement of delivery trucks.

Something new to worry about for people who let their packages sit a while, deliberately, during the pandemic.

I'm leaning towards these people living in close proximity to the homes they steal from, because it's risky during this pandemic to just go up to a random home and grab packages because so many people are home. In other words, they've studied the neighborhood and know which of their neighbors are inside and who still works. You also wouldn't want to hit a home where there's a family, I would think, because someone is bound to be home.

For sure, you'd be spotted if you were tailing a Fedex or UPS truck.

[appalachiablue]

4. On the money, and this is a real issue.

Look for more as time goes by, sorry to say.

[tblue37]

2. Well, they're on Candid Camera, so it won't be long now. I hope theyre not really

healthcare workers.

[shanti]

3. I'm surprised that

they're not wearing a mask.