A 麻豆传媒 cameraman in B.C. will be changing how he receives deliveries at home after a thief in a red Corvette stole a parcel right off his doorstep.
On Tuesday, multiple security cameras at Jim Fong鈥檚 house in Richmond, B.C. recorded a UPS driver delivering the package, attempting to hide the parcel filled with clothing behind a plant on the front porch.
Approximately 20 minutes later, the security footage shows a red Corvette pull up in front of Fong鈥檚 house. A man wearing a baseball cap and a fluorescent vest casually walks up to the front porch and grabs the parcel, then drives off with it.
Linda Annis, the executive director of Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers, told CTV Vancouver that such thefts are common and it鈥檚 likely the thief followed the UPS delivery truck.
鈥淭hey watch and wait for a few minutes to see if someone will answer the door, nobody picks it up in a few minutes and in they scoop and grab the parcel,鈥� she said on Wednesday.
Police advise consumers to pay close attention to the delivery date for their package, make arrangements to be home or to have a neighbour accept it, have the item delivered to a different address or request a signature before it鈥檚 dropped off.
Fong said he and his family will make sure that someone鈥檚 home next time they鈥檙e waiting for a delivery. He also said he hopes someone will recognize the thief in his security camera footage.
鈥淲e placed cameras everywhere and I've got three views of him,鈥� Fong said. 鈥淲hat kind of Grinch drives a red Corvette?鈥�
With a report from CTV Vancouver鈥檚 Shannon Paterson
