https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/19/tech ... paper&_r=0SEATTLE — It is a season for giving and, according to law enforcement officials in Washington County, Ore., taking as well.
Two weeks ago, its Sheriff’s Office ran a sting operation to catch porch pirates, thieves who swipe packages from Amazon and other companies from doorsteps. Detectives from the department’s property crimes unit put several electronics items worth more than $500 in a box, dropped in a tracking device and “baited” a volunteer’s front porch in the town of Aloha.
Sure enough, a pirate struck just after 2 a.m., and deputies traced him to a home two blocks away. In an apparent effort to cover up his deed, the 27-year-old suspect microwaved the tracking device, so he was charged with evidence tampering in addition to theft.
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Porch Pirates....fantastic name for a band!
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soon to be touring with The Backdoor Bandits.crimson king wrote:Porch Pirates....fantastic name for a band!
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Brilliant!saddlerposty wrote:soon to be touring with The Backdoor Bandits.crimson king wrote:Porch Pirates....fantastic name for a band!
Sooner or later, a beat dog bites.