Saskatchewan RCMP has some tips for online shoppers expecting packages so they can avoid having their deliveries stolen.

RCMP suggest you schedule deliveries during a timeframe you know you will be at home, consider having packages delivered somewhere you know there will be a person to actually take the package and if that isn’t possible redirect your package to a nearby pick-up location.

They suggest you request a signature for delivery or for the package to be placed out of sight and consider installing exterior security cameras to monitor your doorstep remotely and capture any suspicious activity.

Meanwhile out of Burnaby, B.C. Thursday their officers have been responding to several reports of Amazon drivers stealing packages.  One report including the items being sold on marketplace. On September 29, a search warrant was executed at the suspect’s Vancouver residence. Police seized 32 packages worth approximately $2,200. The suspect, a 28-year-old man, was arrested.

In mid-November a similar report of an Amazon driver stealing packages was received. On November 22, RCMP executed a search warrant at another driver’s Surrey residence. The suspect, a 26-year-old man, now faces six counts of theft. and November 28th there was a third report of an Amazon driver stealing packages. The next day officers arrested a 25-year-old man after executing a search warrant at a Vancouver home and he is facing three counts of theft. The items stolen include everything from a $627 men’s watch to a $35.00 Apple airtag.