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Stolen Packages

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Watch Your Packages, Watertown - They May Go Missing!

Watertown Police warn that packages are being taken from doorsteps and buildings, and the Christmas season is one of the worst times.

  Keep a careful eye out for all those items you ordered online during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, thieves may be swooping in and stealing them, police warn. Watertown and other communities have seen an increase in the number of packages being taken from doorsteps and the lobbies of apartment and condo buildings, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. "We have had a few reports recently and this is becoming a big problem especially around Christmas time when people are ordering many items online," Lawn said. "This is just not a problem in (apartment) buildings but also in residential neighborhoods." Get the latest headlines in your email each morning in the free Watertown Patch Newsletter. Subscribe by clicking here. Police have …

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