UPS Package Stolen From My Curtilage

[Devonai]

Well, there goes $250 worth of stuff.  Somebody walked off with the package that UPS left by my door.  Why a signature wasn't required for a package of this value is beyond me.  Fortunately I had insurance on the shipment so I'll get a refund.  What bothers me more is that I was only gone for two hours during daylight.  I asked my neighbors and they didn't see anything.

I suppose I should report this to the cops, just because.

[never_retreat]

Could have been lifted by the UPS guy or one of his buddies. Its common from what I hear.

[Jim147]

I'm glad I'm not in a city. My UPS guy will put stuff in my house if I'm not home.

Sorry to hear about the theft. I hate when crap like that happens. I have cameras in the driveway. But if they're going fast enough it won't catch them.

jim

[RoadKingLarry]

Are you sure it got delivered to the right address? I had a run of several wrong address deliveries from UPS last winter. I'd get someone else's crap, the neighbor across the road would get my stuff and the old guy at the end of the road would get my neighbors packages.

[Devonai]

I suppose it's possible it got delivered to the wrong address, if it wasn't the normal UPS guy.  If it was an inside job, then the only solution is to stop using UPS, which doesn't sound practical in the long run.

I don't live in the city, in fact I live next to a tobacco farm.  However, I'm not really in a position to leave my apartment unlocked, nor do I have a secure location for delivery personnel to utilize.  Requiring a signature is the least I can do for now, other than refraining from ordering from companies that don't offer USPS as an alternative.