“Dear PoPville,
Saturday night a good Samaritan knocked on our door because a couple of packages with our address were left inside his apartment building about a quarter mile away. He warned us that they may not be there by the time we arrived because his neighbors frequently help themselves to these packages.
My son and I followed him in our car and were shocked to see (more…)
“Toss the packages over! There’s Nothing Breakable! Thanks!” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
This happened to us in Columbia heights too. Driver took photo of the package in his hand and I went out immediately and the package was not there.”
“Dear PoPville,
Wanted to follow up with you on your post about the Amazon thefts on Connecticut Ave. Last week our building in Columbia Heights had a similar but slightly different issue. We had an Amazon delivery driver come in to make several deliveries (in Columbia Heights.) Once he delivered them to each apartment, he took a photo as they normally do to certify delivery, and then we believe picked the packages back up and took them with him. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
On Friday, January 10th, an Amazon delivery driver entered a lobby in the 3600 block of Connecticut Avenue, NW, a cooperative residential building. Shortly after, a second Amazon driver followed, taking advantage of the open door. Once the packages were delivered, the second driver lingered behind and texted an accomplice waiting in a car outside. The accomplice then entered the lobby, and together, the pair stole over 10 packages, loading them into the car before fleeing the scene.
Among the stolen items was (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Unfortunately, people steal stuff out of delivery trucks and find out it’s not valuable and then dump it in our alley. I have noticed about 10 boxes of adult diapers in our alley and wonder if there are suggestions of actual places (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
A thought experiment really – to deter package theft. Cameras are useless because the police won’t, (and realistically probably can’t) do anything about it, but surely some creative engineer-type person could (more…)
Thanks to E. for sending: “Caught a crow trying to steal an entire bag of Doritos from a neighbor’s porch in Chevy Chase DC.” (more…)
From MPD:
“The Metropolitan Police Department has expanded its Amazon Lockers Program, adding two additional lockers at police stations in Northwest.
Residential package thefts have been an ongoing nuisance impacting neighborhoods citywide, with thefts occurring year-round. In 2022, MPD piloted the Amazon Lockers Program at the Sixth District’s main station and substation, making DC the first city in the nation to install community Amazon lockers outside of police stations.
This program has now been expanded to (more…)
From MPD:
“Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department’s New H Street Bike Unit arrested a man for stealing multiple packages.
On November 15, 2023, (more…)