A lot of people have seen the online home videos and thought, “Glad that didn’t happen to me.” A mail delivery company leaves a package on a doorstep or front porch. Within minutes or sometimes ...

SAN DIEGO — As holiday package thefts surge, videos of booby-trapped deliveries are trending on social media, but attorneys are cautioning consumers that retaliating against porch pirates could result ...

Legal experts say you could face criminal charges and a civil lawsuit if a thief is injured by booby traps even though they are stealing items from your property.

Update:The suspect in this case has been identified as a juvenile so WYFF News 4 has decided to take the video out of this story. Original story: A porch pirate was caught on camera in Spartanburg ...

POTENTIAL PORCH PIRATES. IT COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE. I MEAN, THESE PEOPLE KNOW IT’S HOLIDAY TIME. TERRY WINKLEMAN COMES OVER TO HIS DAUGHTER’S HOUSE ON SOUTH BRADY STREET TO CARE FOR HER CATS WHILE ...

The alleged ringleader of the “porch pirate” ring and 13 others in the crew were indicted Monday, the Suffolk County District Attorney announced. The “sophisticated ‘porch pirate’ criminal ...

A massive porch pirate ring has been busted on Long Island. The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office says 14 men face charges for allegedly targeting 31 communities over two years, including ...

Homeowners who set booby traps for package thieves, known as porch pirates, could be held legally liable for any injuries. While homeowners generally have no liability for a trespasser's accidental ...

New York prosecutors say they've busted up a sophisticated porch pirate ring in which the alleged thieves hacked into tracking information that investigators say led them to high-value packages as ...

The holiday shopping rush is here, which means it is peak season for package thieves. Porch pirates may be waiting to pounce on your deliveries, and in a case in Fort Worth, a thief swooped in before ...

A South Carolina sheriff is asking for help identifying a suspect caught on Ring camera footage in a string of holiday thefts. Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office said the individual has been taking ...