Doorbell camera footage catches brazen porch pirate stealing package directly from FedEx driver's hands

Police are searching for a brazen "porch pirate" who stole a package directly from the hands of a FedEx delivery driver last week.

Shocking camera footage showed the thief walking alongside the delivery driver — after allegedly having claimed he was the homeowner — before abruptly snatching the package straight from the FedEx employee's hands. The thief then sprinted to a white BMW car parked in front of the house and took off.

The package? A $1,600 iPad.

Jessica Saenz, the homeowner, told WRIC-TV that she was working from home last Thursday when the FedEx driver loudly knocked on her door.

"I was in a meeting, and then the FedEx lady started knocking on my door, like, really hard. I’m like, 'What's going on?'" Saenz said. "She was like, 'Please open the door. Your package just got stolen.'"

Saenz told WRIC she was less concerned about her husband's now-stolen iPad and more concerned about the delivery driver's safety. Fortunately, the driver was unharmed in the incident.

Members of the Chesterfield County Police Department said they have connected the vehicle seen in the Ring doorbell camera footage to another package theft that took place earlier this month. Police are continuing to investigate the most recent incident and are seeking help from the public to identify the man seen in the video.

TheBlaze reached out to the Chesterfield County Police Department, but the agency did not immediately respond.

In a statement, a FedEx representative told TheBlaze, "The safe and secure delivery of our customers’ shipments is a top priority. We are working with local authorities as they investigate this incident."

Stealing packages is a serious crime in the Commonwealth of Virginia and can be considered grand larceny, depending on the value of the stolen items. Grand larceny is a serious felony in the commonwealth, punishable by up to 20 years in prison.

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