Posted on 12/23/2015 12:01:50 PM PST by DogByte6RER
CORONA: Stinky strategy punishes package pilferers
Corona-area residents are setting out prop packages filled with poo to prevent pilfering. They say mail thieves are getting out of control in their neighborhoods.
Fed up with thieves stealing their precious packages, Corona-area residents have banded together to teach them a smelly lesson.
"They're calling it a movement," said Michaela Roekle, who set a box of her own out a few days ago.
In a prop package with a fake address label attached, Roekle placed a special gift from her son, Braven, and dog, Midnight. It's sat on her stoop Tuesday, waiting for a crook to stop by.
Michelle, who asked to use a pseudonym out of fear of retaliation, set the effort into motion with a Facebook post last week on the page "What's Up Corona" that called community members to set out prop packages filled with any variety of doo-doo.
People responded positively, saying they too were tired of the package pirates circling their neighborhoods.
"I was just amazed at all the people who liked it and commented on it," she said.
She contracted the help of her dog, Molly, and three cats to accomplish the mission.
Michelle's Facebook post was prompted by the second round of mail thefts on her street in two years. She has lived in Corona for 16 years. "And this is happening all over Corona with packages and mail," she said. "My feeling is most people are good, most people are hardworking people and we want to give and receive whatever we deserve."
Julie, who lives in Temescal Valley just outside of Corona, said a Christmas gift intended for her nephew was stolen from her front porch in October.
Intrigued by the idea, the 20-year resident and her German Shepherd, Carly, teamed up on Dec. 16 to test the method.
Sure enough, the poo-filled package was missing the next day. "I didn't in a million years think that it would ever be taken," shes said. "I was shocked."
Though their approach may seem lighthearted, the residents say stolen mail has become an increasing nuisance in their community. Roekle said her family's mailbox has been broken into multiple times. A few weeks ago, a box of electronics left on her porch was opened and emptied.
"We stuck it to the thieves! Drink up!"
A 21st century version of "The Sting", but with dog-poop ...
Aren’t they supposed to be playing poker?
“Packaged Pooch-Poop Penalizes Porch Pirates”
Somebody’s a frustrated headline writer for Variety.
In today’s America, people will steal anything that isn’t bolted down. And to think, within the lifetimes of many of us, Americans didn’t lock their doors, they left their car keys in their cars, kids left their bicycles outside, etc. Our country is going down the tubes so quickly.
I see what they did there...
A buddy of mine back in high school used to buy cheap womens purses at Goodwill or Salvation Army. He would fill them with dog poop or road kill and leave the purses on a sidewalk and watch the hilarity from a safe distance. A car would slow down, the driver or passenger would look around and if no one was watching, would get out and grab the purse. The car would slowly roll halfway down the street and suddenly the purse would go flying out the window!
We had an attempted package porch thief this year but a neighbor run them off.
The Stingk.
Which packages are they taking?
FedExlax? United States Poopstal Service? United Parcel Sh!t?
People ought to add “glitter bombs” to the packages.
Apparently, the hot item to steal this Christmas season are those lights you put in your yard and project lights all over the face of the house. I am going to hook mine up to the underground dog fence just like and electric fence pile up dog poop around it. They are going to be in for a shock and some stinky shoes when they steal mine. All that for a $25 item.
Sounds like a little effort by the police could pay off here. It’s highly likely that a small band of thieves are the ones doing most of these thefts. They could easily be caught in the act if they were to set up a stakeout. They are probably teenagers or very young adults, not masterminds just stupid petty thieves and you can bet they live in the area.
I think that much depends on the location. We have about 6,000 people in our town, with a very low incidence of crime. It seems that the higher the population density, the higher the crime rate.
I did something like this some 25-30 years ago. I didn’t think it was a new idea back then either.
Note to Ms. Millerbernd: We don’t stoop to using the word ‘stoop’ to designate a porch out here. And we don’t say ‘spicket’ either!
There was a post the other day about Arcadia, CA. The cops there are putting GPSing bait boxes to thin the herd of Obama voters acting stupidly.
Not so big a problem here in Rural Nevada....
However, I have 2 dogs & 2 horses.
I could really fill up a box!!!!
It is absolutely insane up here. The thieves are following the delivery trucks and just taking every package. The other day an entire Amazon van was stolen. Some neighbors have video cams and they’ve shown the thieves, well dressed, nice cars. This is like never before, so bold and mean.
“We have about 6,000 people in our town”.
Obviously hard to catch the thieves there but in MY town, which is much much smaller, we would know rather quickly who was the thief, dog doo doo is pretty smelly.
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