A common sight in the New Smyrna Beach-Bunnell area is portable toilets marked "Knight Jon Boy." I suppose you need to be of a certain age to get the joke.
“(But) definitely call us so we know that thefts are taking place.Gracie, meet Jon Boy. “If the shipper requires a report we can take a report,” he said. If nothing else, Ryan said, contact the police. Ryan offered some tips for those that suspect their packages were stolen:Ĭontact the carrier first and make sure it was delivered.Ĭheck with neighbors to see if they might have taken the package inside. If you suspect your package was stolen, what should you do? “Fortunately, we have not had a porch pirate situation in years, but with the holidays being a little tougher (supply chain) this year, we will be on the lookout,” Ryan said in an email. Jason Ryan said his department is considering implementation of a program similar to Newport’s. More: Victim speaks out after ex-Newport priest indicted on child molestation charges “This way we don’t miss an opportunity if the list is not accurate.”Ĭahoon added that Portsmouth police don’t get calls for “porch pirate” larcenies very often. “Since people add cameras or lose cameras for different reasons, I have always preferred having the detectives and officers canvass for cameras for each incident as they occur,” Cahoon said. The Daily News asked representatives with the Portsmouth and Middletown police departments if they were interested in establishment of camera registries. In a correspondence with The Daily News on Wednesday, Salter said four residents and business owners had already registered for the program, which launched on Nov. With Newport’s new camera registry, home and business owners can register their video surveillance systems online they can cancel their registrations at any time.
April Amaral said her department fields calls often for reports of missing packages every holiday season. John Cahoon told The Daily News in an email. “Whenever something occurs, such as a larceny or a vandalism, we check for cameras in the surrounding area,” Portsmouth Police Detective Lt. Robert Salter confirmed.Įye in the sky: Drone helps Newport Police Department put eyes in the sky and keep people safe in many ways They’ll already know, thanks to the registry, Newport Police Lt. So it saves time officers have to knock on fewer doors to try to figure out who may have a security system. If a crime occurs, Newport police can check their camera registry to determine who has cameras in the surrounding area that might have picked up some evidence. But Newport police have a new system in place to crack down on these types of crimes, and aid in other types of investigations: a voluntary camera registry. With a spike in online orders occurring in tandem with employees returning to offices – and people venturing out more in general as pandemic restrictions ease – who will be home to receive packages and thwart porch pirates?
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