Tacoma man creates boom box to deter package thefts and police say that could be a crime

[TexasTowelie]

TACOMA — After the fourth time it happened in recent months, Jaireme Barrow was tired of people stealing packages off his South Tacoma front porch.

So he created a device to deter them, and on Dec. 11 set up an alluring bait box containing the contraption.

It started off with a bang as Barrow sat on the couch in his living room.

“I didn’t know what was going on for a minute,” he said. “I thought it was somebody being shot because I heard her scream, so I grabbed my Mace and went outside.”

Read more: http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/tacoma-man-creates-boom-box-to-deter-package-thefts-and-police-say-that-could-be-a-crime/

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I think he's on the right track.

The device cannot hurt anyone, since there's no bullet inside.

And the camera helped the cops find one of the perps.

What's not to like? These thieves are getting bolder and bolder.

We need to outsmart them, and this sounds like a solution.

[Johnathan146]

2. How about making it set off a sprinkler as well.

Soak them, post it on youtube for all to see, then charge them with tresspassing.

[diane in sf]

3. Nice, we have a plague of that shit around here, people following UPS trucks, etc.