Discouraging the Porch Pirates

[Bob Denman]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/tunedin/homeowner-sets-up-booby-trap-for-porch-pirates-stealing-packages/vi-BBGKRD0?ocid=spartandhp

:clap: Good for this guy! :clap:

(At least until one of these morons has a heart attack!)

[UtahPete]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/tunedin/homeowner-sets-up-booby-trap-for-porch-pirates-stealing-packages/vi-BBGKRD0?ocid=spartandhp

:clap: Good for this guy! :clap:(At least until one of these morons has a heart attack!)
He could patent that and make a ton of money. Love it.

[Orange Spyder Man]

instead of a shotgun shell... put a hand grenade in that box.. :yes:

[Bob Denman]

Unfortunately; you can't get away with THAT solution. :gaah:

[Saluda]

Love my P.O. box.

[mowin]

Put some kind of exploding dye pack like banks use. :roflblack:

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

I think if it shot a waterbase paint at the thief it would be good then the person could be identified. if they wanted
to present charges they would have to explain what happened first.

[Bob Denman]

I think if it shot a waterbase paint at the thief it would be good then the person could be identified. if they wanted
to present charges they would have to explain what happened first.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfZ2jO-b8tE

[asp125]

I'd rather have exploding poop bags on a time delay. 30s so that they get back into their car, and boom!

[ARtraveler]

I kind of like the idea of a "fake" package filled with either doggie or cat poo. A mellowing raw chicken is nice too. You wont see the results when they open it up--but you can imagine. Put a fake address on the package so they cannot trace it back to you.

Legal Beagles will tell you that a dangerous trap (exploding) could be the result of a law suit. And yes, that is a possibility.

:bbq::bbq::bbq:

[Chupaca]

I like this one and agree that a dye pack would be great add ... tough part is now that independent delivery drivers for amazon could get zapped if they move a package to make room for more....:yikes:

[Joe T.]

This is how I would 'Booby Trap' the bait box:

https://www.archeryonline.com/products/buck-stop-skunk-scent?variant=22053122305&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxLio-5aN2AIVRl9-Ch3hmwlZEAYYASABEgJjT_D_BwE


:clap:

Joe T.

[UtahPete]

As long as the device targets the perpetrator I'm all for it. Theft is the one place I think Sharia law has it right. **** 'em.

[asp125]

Good way to get rid of garbage, though. Think about it, seal up smelly diapers, moldy bread, old newspapers, dead laptops, old paint cans, drywall, used oil from my Spyder ..... the possibilities are endless!

[DJFaninTN]

I know a guy who does the wrap up a package full of cat crap. He leaves it so when the package gets opened, the bottom falls open. Then he leaves his present on the tail gate of his truck and walks away. He says Walmart is a prime target. I'd loved to see a video of them opening up the package in the car. :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:



I kind of like the idea of a "fake" package filled with either doggie or cat poo. A mellowing raw chicken is nice too. You wont see the results when they open it up--but you can imagine. Put a fake address on the package so they cannot trace it back to you.

Legal Beagles will tell you that a dangerous trap (exploding) could be the result of a law suit. And yes, that is a possibility.

:bbq::bbq::bbq:

[Navydad]

I prefer a quieter method. At least it's quiet until contact is made :yikes: Large fenced yard. If you're inside the fence uninvited you may have a problem. I am lucky in that my neighbor and I are both retired and have it set up to receive each others packages if one of us is away. He has a similar device, but in a different color :thumbup:

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[Bob Denman]

Good lookin' dog! :thumbup:

I prefer the sign that says,
"The locked-doors aren't for our protection: they're for YOURS!"

[Peter Aawen]

This is a bit of a long one, but bear with me, you might enjoy the final outcome - and it is sorta on topic too!! ;)

Many years ago, I was off duty & waiting for my 'then soon to be Wife' in a supermarket car park, idly watching what was going on around where I was sitting in my parked car, so I noticed the young mum a few cars down changing the nappy on her new bub on the back seat of her car.... she had nowhere to put the disposable results of this task, but luckily had a fairly high end store bag further in the back seat, so she reached in to grab that, tipped the contents out & dropped the smelly mess into the smart looking bag! Then, while still paying attention to the baby on the back seat, she blindly reached out & dumped the now fully loaded high end store bag on the top of the cars' trunk..... no biggie really, she continued with the task at hand, concentrating on the bub on the back seat, & I continued idly watching as I kept an eye out for my almost Wife & still scanning around the rest of the car park.... I was astounded to watch a young fella who had been wandering a parking aisle or two over quickly change his direction, duck between parked cars to pass the rear of this young mum's car, and as he strolled by he nonchalantly reached out grabbed the previously mentioned now fully loaded bag, obviously thinking he'd make a score because of the high end logo on the bag! :shocked:

Well, not only was it my duty, but I really just couldn't resist trying to be around when this young punk opened the fully loaded bag, so I followed, keeping at a bit of a distance & making a call on the radio as I went. The low-life punk ducked across a parking aisle so he wasn't obvious to the young mum if she looked around for her bag, then calmly walked behind a bunch of other shoppers into the McDonalds store that was about 200 yds away at the end of the car park, where he went inside & placed an order, then sat at a table putting the bag down between his feet. I watched & waited just outside, unobtrusively keeping him & the loaded bag in full view the whole time, & as I sorta expected, eventually saw him duck down under the table to peer into the bag & see what he'd lifted. Well, it musta been really loaded, and as he got his face down close to look inside, he musta copped a solid whiff of the contents, cos he jerked back so hard to escape the smell that he hit his head on the underside of the table & knocked himself out & tumbled unceromoniously onto the floor, scattering food & chairs everywhere! :yikes:

Great staff at that McD's, they immediately sprung into action like a well trained rapid response team, cleared everyone back, checked him over, loosened his tight clothing, got him into the recovery position, & called an ambulance! While all this was happening the ambulance & my 'on duty' friends arrived & I filled them in on the necessary additional details as the ambo's sorted the punk out & started to ready him for transport to the hospital, only now he was going with an escort! ;) As they wheeled him out the door still unconcious (it was a really good whack on the head that he gave himself!) I just couldn't resist, grabbed the still loaded bag & placed it carefully on the gurney, telling everyone to remind him as soon as he woke to check & make sure that no-one had stolen his 'purchases' while he was out!! :clap: :roflblack:


Sometimes, there really IS poetic justice! He got EXACTLY what he deserved, and as well as scoring a bag of s#/t for his troubles, he also scored some s#/t from the magistrate AND some time off the streets for crappy behaviour! And when they eventually released him, they returned all his personal belongings, all sealed up inside a double sealed placcy evidence bag and inside that fully loaded & now extraordinarily ripe high end store bag! :thumbup:

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

This, just over a week ago.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article188603294.html

[ARtraveler]

This is a bit of a long one, but bear with me, you might enjoy the final outcome - and it is sorta on topic too!! ;)

Many years ago, I was off duty & waiting for my 'then soon to be Wife' in a supermarket car park, idly watching what was going on around where I was sitting in my parked car, so I noticed the young mum a few cars down changing the nappy on her new bub on the back seat of her car.... she had nowhere to put the disposable results of this task, but luckily had a fairly high end store bag further in the back seat, so she reached in to grab that, tipped the contents out & dropped the smelly mess into the smart looking bag! Then, while still paying attention to the baby on the back seat, she blindly reached out & dumped the now fully loaded high end store bag on the top of the cars' trunk..... no biggie really, she continued with the task at hand, concentrating on the bub on the back seat, & I continued idly watching as I kept an eye out for my almost Wife & still scanning around the rest of the car park.... I was astounded to watch a young fella who had been wandering a parking aisle or two over quickly change his direction, duck between parked cars to pass the rear of this young mum's car, and as he strolled by he nonchalantly reached out grabbed the previously mentioned now fully loaded bag, obviously thinking he'd make a score because of the high end logo on the bag! :shocked:

Well, not only was it my duty, but I really just couldn't resist trying to be around when this young punk opened the fully loaded bag, so I followed, keeping at a bit of a distance & making a call on the radio as I went. The low-life punk ducked across a parking aisle so he wasn't obvious to the young mum if she looked around for her bag, then calmly walked behind a bunch of other shoppers into the McDonalds store that was about 200 yds away at the end of the car park, where he went inside & placed an order, then sat at a table putting the bag down between his feet. I watched & waited just outside, unobtrusively keeping him & the loaded bag in full view the whole time, & as I sorta expected, eventually saw him duck down under the table to peer into the bag & see what he'd lifted. Well, it musta been really loaded, and as he got his face down close to look inside, he musta copped a solid whiff of the contents, cos he jerked back so hard to escape the smell that he hit his head on the underside of the table & knocked himself out & tumbled unceromoniously onto the floor, scattering food & chairs everywhere! :yikes:

Great staff at that McD's, they immediately sprung into action like a well trained rapid response team, cleared everyone back, checked him over, loosened his tight clothing, got him into the recovery position, & called an ambulance! While all this was happening the ambulance & my 'on duty' friends arrived & I filled them in on the necessary additional details as the ambo's sorted the punk out & started to ready him for transport to the hospital, only now he was going with an escort! ;) As they wheeled him out the door still unconcious (it was a really good whack on the head that he gave himself!) I just couldn't resist, grabbed the still loaded bag & placed it carefully on the gurney, telling everyone to remind him as soon as he woke to check & make sure that no-one had stolen his 'purchases' while he was out!! :clap: :roflblack:


Sometimes, there really IS poetic justice! He got EXACTLY what he deserved, and as well as scoring a bag of s#/t for his troubles, he also scored some s#/t from the magistrate AND some time off the streets for crappy behaviour! And when they eventually released him, they returned all his personal belongings, all sealed up inside a double sealed placcy evidence bag and inside that fully loaded & now extraordinarily ripe high end store bag! :thumbup:

:bowdown::bowdown: Poetic justice indeed. :yes::yes:

[Navydad]

This is a bit of a long one, but bear with me, you might enjoy the final outcome - and it is sorta on topic too!! ;)

Many years ago, I was off duty & waiting for my 'then soon to be Wife' in a supermarket car park, idly watching what was going on around where I was sitting in my parked car, so I noticed the young mum a few cars down changing the nappy on her new bub on the back seat of her car.... she had nowhere to put the disposable results of this task, but luckily had a fairly high end store bag further in the back seat, so she reached in to grab that, tipped the contents out & dropped the smelly mess into the smart looking bag! Then, while still paying attention to the baby on the back seat, she blindly reached out & dumped the now fully loaded high end store bag on the top of the cars' trunk..... no biggie really, she continued with the task at hand, concentrating on the bub on the back seat, & I continued idly watching as I kept an eye out for my almost Wife & still scanning around the rest of the car park.... I was astounded to watch a young fella who had been wandering a parking aisle or two over quickly change his direction, duck between parked cars to pass the rear of this young mum's car, and as he strolled by he nonchalantly reached out grabbed the previously mentioned now fully loaded bag, obviously thinking he'd make a score because of the high end logo on the bag! :shocked:

Well, not only was it my duty, but I really just couldn't resist trying to be around when this young punk opened the fully loaded bag, so I followed, keeping at a bit of a distance & making a call on the radio as I went. The low-life punk ducked across a parking aisle so he wasn't obvious to the young mum if she looked around for her bag, then calmly walked behind a bunch of other shoppers into the McDonalds store that was about 200 yds away at the end of the car park, where he went inside & placed an order, then sat at a table putting the bag down between his feet. I watched & waited just outside, unobtrusively keeping him & the loaded bag in full view the whole time, & as I sorta expected, eventually saw him duck down under the table to peer into the bag & see what he'd lifted. Well, it musta been really loaded, and as he got his face down close to look inside, he musta copped a solid whiff of the contents, cos he jerked back so hard to escape the smell that he hit his head on the underside of the table & knocked himself out & tumbled unceromoniously onto the floor, scattering food & chairs everywhere! :yikes:

Great staff at that McD's, they immediately sprung into action like a well trained rapid response team, cleared everyone back, checked him over, loosened his tight clothing, got him into the recovery position, & called an ambulance! While all this was happening the ambulance & my 'on duty' friends arrived & I filled them in on the necessary additional details as the ambo's sorted the punk out & started to ready him for transport to the hospital, only now he was going with an escort! ;) As they wheeled him out the door still unconcious (it was a really good whack on the head that he gave himself!) I just couldn't resist, grabbed the still loaded bag & placed it carefully on the gurney, telling everyone to remind him as soon as he woke to check & make sure that no-one had stolen his 'purchases' while he was out!! :clap: :roflblack:


Sometimes, there really IS poetic justice! He got EXACTLY what he deserved, and as well as scoring a bag of s#/t for his troubles, he also scored some s#/t from the magistrate AND some time off the streets for crappy behaviour! And when they eventually released him, they returned all his personal belongings, all sealed up inside a double sealed placcy evidence bag and inside that fully loaded & now extraordinarily ripe high end store bag! :thumbup:


:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:Some guys have all the fun:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack: