Package thief posing as delivery man caught on camera

A man was caught on camera wearing a bright yellow and orange security vest and stealing packages from homes in the Bronx while posing as a delivery man.

News 12 Staff

Dec 7, 2019, 2:43 AM

Updated 1,596 days ago

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A man was caught on camera wearing a bright yellow and orange security vest and stealing packages from homes in the Bronx while posing as a delivery man.
Leah Zablinis came home the Sunday after Thanksgiving weekend to discover a package was stolen from her porch and the act was caught on camera.
In the surveillance video, the man seems to look down at a piece of paper and then walk up the stairs and take one box off the porch.
The box arrived three days early and Zablinis says the box had about $90 worth of vitamins in it.
Police officials tell News 12 they are investigating three separate complaints and believe it is the same man who struck in all three incidents.
As recent as Thursday afternoon, a man who seems to be the same suspect is seen taking multiple packages from a home on Kimball Avenue in Yonkers.
Police have yet to confirm if the two incidents are linked.
The NYPD has some advice to help lower the likelihood of packages being stolen.
They say to track your shipment online, use a delivery option that requires a signature and schedule packages to arrive when you are home, or have a trusted friend or neighbor accept the package on your behalf.
 
 


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