‘Working, Middle Class’ Family Sets Up a Surveillance System — Watch It Come in Handy as Holiday Season Nears

Surveillance video from a Houston apartment complex shows the moment a UPS driver drops two packages off at Muhammad and Saba Ezaz's doorstep – and the moment a thief snatches them away.

The thief got away with a Lacoste men's watch and a pair of shoes, with a total value of about $350. While Muhammad and Saba Ezaz have filed a police report, there isn't much authorities can do in this case, since the thief's face isn't visible.

The boxes contained presents for the apartment tenants' family members, KHOU-TV reported.

Image source: KHOU-TV

"We're all working, middle class people," Saba Ezaz said, trying to make sense of it all. "What was going through that person's mind to do that?"

Muhammad Saba was also furious – and offered a very blunt message to the thief.

"I just want to say, you should be embarrassed," Muhammad Saba said.

With the holiday season approaching, KHOU-TV offered a number of other tips for keeping your packages out of the wrong hands, aside from having a surveillance system:

• Consider buying online but pick up bought packages at physical stores.

• Track packages so you can be at home during delivery times.

• Ask a neighbor to keep an eye out and maintain packages in their home until you return.

• Monitor your front porch so you know the minute a package arrives.

• Use an alternative location, such as a workplace, to receive packages.

• At your next neighborhood watch meeting, suggest a retired or work-at-home member of the community be elected to receive gifts for the neighborhood during the week.

(H/T: KHOU-TV)

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