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Porch pirate uses trash bag as disguise while stealing package from doorstep
actionnewsjax.com ^ | April 07, 2024 | Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

Posted on 04/08/2024 6:11:55 AM PDT by V_TWIN

TRENDING Porch pirate uses trash bag as disguise while stealing package from doorstep Trash bag +Caption (Liudmila Chernetska/iStock )

By Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk April 07, 2024 at 2:02 pm ED SACRAMENTO, Cali. A California man was victimized by a porch pirate late last month, who wore a creative disguise to avoid detection. Omar Gabriel Munoz had a package stolen from his doorstep by someone who hid in a giant black trash bag, KXTV reported.

Munoz, of Sacramento, saw the theft via his doorbell camera, which appears to have a March 29 timestamp. At first, he could not believe what he was seeing.

“You see the bag coming to my door,” Munoz told the television station. “At first, I thought they were messing with me.”

According to the video, the porch pirate crouches low to the ground with only their feet visible, The Sacramento Bee reported. The person shuffles to the front door, hovers over the package and then waddles away, according to the newspaper.

It was almost like a sketch from “Monty Python’s Flying Circus.” Or perhaps, the rhino scene from the 1995 film, “Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls,” except the disguise in Sacramento was not mechanically powered.

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To: V_TWIN

I have a decent solution to even this sort of thing.

GPS tracking device placed surreptitiously into the package.

These things are getting pretty cheap.


21 posted on 04/08/2024 6:41:21 AM PDT by Lazamataz (To anyone who also wants to see the Stealth Liberal "joesbucks" banned, contact me by Freepmail. )
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To: V_TWIN
why not a black umbrella? seems to me a walking trash bag is really suspicious.

Or better yet...GET A FREAKING JOB and stop stealing!!!
22 posted on 04/08/2024 6:41:46 AM PDT by The Louiswu (Pray for Peace in the world.)
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To: Fiji Hill

The USPS handles delivery a lot of my online purchases.....of course theft from that agency is probably more common than porch piracy.


23 posted on 04/08/2024 6:45:25 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: Yo-Yo

LOL!

AI will be able to identify those bony ankles...


24 posted on 04/08/2024 6:45:38 AM PDT by Yardstick
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To: Yo-Yo

Notice how this person has used an ingenious disguise in order to not be seen...


25 posted on 04/08/2024 6:51:27 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: Yo-Yo

In his mind nobody will notice a bag on the move yeah that’s the ticket.

We need more happy farms


26 posted on 04/08/2024 6:54:32 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: HombreSecreto
Notice how this person has used an ingenious disguise in order to not be seen...

If only he put that much effort into getting a real job...

27 posted on 04/08/2024 6:57:20 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: The Louiswu

“why not a black umbrella?”

Considering it appears it had been raining that makes complete sense....of course no one ever said criminals are smart.


28 posted on 04/08/2024 6:57:22 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: Fury

Fake or not....still funny


29 posted on 04/08/2024 6:57:58 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: All

Police on the lookout for a hefty suspect.


30 posted on 04/08/2024 7:00:57 AM PDT by mmichaels1970
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To: ComputerGuy
A smart pirate would have used a bush.

Suck on that Trump! Those chargers are worth at least $20! It is your turn to wear the bag at the next house.

31 posted on 04/08/2024 7:01:05 AM PDT by fireman15 (Irritating people are the grit from which we fashion our pearl. I provide the grit. You're Welcome.)
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To: mmichaels1970
Police on the lookout for a hefty suspect.

I'll be GLAD when they remove this dangerous criminal from the streets.

32 posted on 04/08/2024 7:03:57 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Lol- the old movies (as in the 80’s, 70’s etc) the bank robbery ones, usually had Ronald Regan masks or Nixon masks-


33 posted on 04/08/2024 7:04:48 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: V_TWIN
Are they sure it wasn't a guy with a man bun? They look a lot alike...


34 posted on 04/08/2024 7:06:08 AM PDT by moovova ("The NEXT ELECTION is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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To: Bob434
usually had Ronald Regan masks or Nixon masks

Obama and Biden are too scary to wear. Millions of Illegals come rushing to kiss you.

35 posted on 04/08/2024 7:06:28 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Fiji Hill

Porch pirates are why I like my long driveway with an obscured porch. It’s not easy to see packages from the street unless they are huge.


36 posted on 04/08/2024 7:08:41 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: 1Old Pro

Lol- hadn’t thought about that one- they couldn’t make their getaway then lol


37 posted on 04/08/2024 7:09:39 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: V_TWIN

Agreed!


38 posted on 04/08/2024 7:11:15 AM PDT by Fury
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To: V_TWIN

But is it bullet proof?


39 posted on 04/08/2024 7:23:38 AM PDT by mrmeyer (You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. Robert Heinlein)
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To: HombreSecreto

Notice how this person has used an ingenious disguise in order to not be seen...

They should have studied Monty Python’s lessons in how not to be seen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGv8oAHxekU


40 posted on 04/08/2024 7:44:39 AM PDT by Zack Attack (✔)
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