A resident who lives in the 12600 block of 164th Avenue Northeast in unincorporated King County near Redmond reported that someone stole two packages from his front porch yesterday, and he has it all on videos.
The man, who prefers to remain anonymous, said the packages — Christmas gifts that his wife ordered — were stolen at about 1:10 p.m., about an hour after they were delivered by UPS, which confirmed delivery when he later checked with them, he said. King County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Cindi West, media relations spokesperson, said the value is estimated at more than $200.
In the videos — which were taken from surveillance cameras mounted at his front door and on his garage — a person driving south on 164th Avenue Northeast in a white Hyundai Velostar with no front license plate (the rear plate can’t clearly be read in the footage) backs up and pulls into the circular driveway at the front entrance to the home. The driver — with brown hair, a dark jacket, dark jeans, dark boots, a red shirt and sunglasses — exits the vehicle, runs to the front door and returns to the car with the packages before driving away.
“My fear is that they’re following UPS trucks,” said the man, who called 911 to report the incident. “I want to get this out there and let people know. Be on the lookout, get a plate (number) and call police.”
The man, who works from home, said his UPS driver normally knocks on the door when delivering packages and he meets with the driver, but that didn’t happen yesterday. The Reporter is attempting to contact UPS for details on the incident and will add them to the story.
A King County Sheriff’s officer visited the home to take a report and copy the videos, said the resident, who noted that today he spoke with his UPS driver, who said this is the second time packages have been stolen from the neighborhood. The man added that he’s seen seven or more empty boxes on the side of his street from online stores with Monday delivery dates.
West, who gave the Reporter permission to post the screen shot, said if readers know who the person is to call the King County Sheriff’s Office at (206) 296-3311 and reference case C15300242.
West added that “this is the time of giving AND thieving, so a good idea is to request packages remain at the delivery companies’ warehouse and (for recipients to) pick it up themselves, or make sure someone is home to receive it.”
