I received a film clip from a Ring doorbell which shows a package thief on 128th St, just east of Canyon Road.  The home owner was expecting a package earlier from UPS but had been advised that because of a shipment delay it would arrive the next day. However later that same night the package was delivered, but the UPS driver did not knock, ring the doorbell, or otherwise advise the homeowner.

The thief got out of a vehicle with its flashers on, raced to the victims door, snatched the package and raced back to the waiting vehicle (a total of 14 seconds and it would have been quicker if the thief had not fumbled the package).  The thief appears to be wearing a T-Shirt with US Army on it.

All,

Below are the stats for all of South Hill.  These of course reflect only those incidents which were reported to the Sheriff’s Office and a reference Number was issued.  To look at the most current stats go to: https://spotcrime.com/wa/south+hill/

Nowadays almost everyone gets packages from shopping online.  Costco, Amazon.com, Sears, Walmart; it seems like almost every retailer has an online presence. More frequently during the Holiday Season there are shoppers out there who are shopping for packages left at your front door. Package thieves are already working the area and at the end of this article is a picture of a thief working near Spooner Farms and Hwy 162 , our old friend the 2001 White  4 door Honda Civic, license AAK 0463, and a couple of pictures showing a package thief with a red Dodge Caravan with rather distinctive damage.  The license number of the Dodge appears to be AIG 1656.  A friend sent me the pictures of the  woman with the Dodge from a group of Facebook pages he says is  devoted to Puyallup Crime.

This season let’s make it harder for the bad guys and girls. When you order things, try to keep up with the tracking numbers and know when to expect them.  If you are not going to be home, ask a neighbor to keep a lookout for your package.  If the item is particularly valuable, ask for the driver to obtain a signature before leaving it.

I have good high resolution cameras which record my visitors, and my deliveries.  If you don’t have a camera system at your home, or if your system produces fuzzy pictures, perhaps you might consider purchasing a wildlife camera just to record the coming and going of delivery men during the Holiday Season.  Wildlife or trail cameras, as some people call them, can be purchased for prices between $50 and $600 plus tax, however most trail cameras are less than $200. A steel security enclosure for the camera can also be purchased.

If you do purchase a wildlife camera, be sure to put it in a place where it will not be noticed.  Otherwise you might be missing your package and your wildlife camera.

On 20 Oct. a single individual driving a white 4 door Honda Civic, license number AAK 0463 entered our Neighborhood at 04:56:46hrs, drove down 136^th Ave. E., turned around,  came back, pulled into the driveway at 11712 136 Ave. E. to turn around again and parked on 136^th in front of 11701 136^th Ave. E.  The masked driver then proceeded down 117^th St. E. staying in the shadows on the North side of the road, turned onto 138^th Ave. Ct. E., went straight to 11701 136^th Ave. Ct. E. and destroyed one of the two cameras which looked out on 138^th Ave. Ct. E. He then returned to his car and left the Neighborhood at 05:11:57hrs.  The criminal was in the Neighborhood a total of 15min. 11 sec.

On 21 Oct. a white 4 door Honda Civic was observed in Shawnee Ridge.  An individual from this car was caught on camera as he came up to the porch of a home in Shawnee Ridge at 20:30:43hrs, left and came back again at 20:51:50hrs. The White Honda Civic License Number AAK 0463 was observed leaving the Neighborhood at 23:29:21hrs.  We do not know where they went or what they did between 20:51:50hrs and 23:29:21hrs when they left the Neighborhood.  We have a fair picture of the intruder at Shawnee Ridge  thanks to the cameras.

On 25 Oct. a white 4 door Honda Civic license number AAK 0463 was observed in the vicinity of Spooner Farms on highway 162.  The occupants were observed stealing packages from porches.  A lady posted on Facebook that she had pictures of the car and videos.  A copy of the picture of the car is below this posting.

On 28 Oct. at 04:51:01hrs the same white 4 door Honda Civic license AAK 0463 entered our Neighborhood and turned on 117^th St. E. where it parked on the South side of the street just before 138^th Ave Ct. E.  Two masked men exited the car, went directly to the two cameras which I had mounted on high poles looking down 138^th Ave. Ct. E. and 117^th St. E.   They proceeded to destroy one camera entirely and broke the mounting arm of the other camera. One of the last pictures transmitted by the camera shows one of the men going to their car while the other is still working to destroy the camera which looked up 117^th St. E.  The car left the neighborhood at 05:08:56hrs.  The total elapsed time from entry to exit of the Neighborhood was 16 min. 55 seconds.

Alan Manning, Rod Okazaki and I have replaced the cameras.

These crooks are targeting our Neighborhood.  They obviously have come into the Neighborhood before the 20 Oct. visit, since the crook went directly to my camera and destroyed it.  He was in the Neighborhood for 15min. 11sec. that time.  On 21 Oct. we know they were prowling around at least one home in Shawnee Ridge at 20:30hrs and did not leave the Neighborhood until 23:29:21hrs, which means that at a minimum they had to be in the Neighborhood over 3 hours.

Please be extra vigilant in the coming months. These crooks are targeting our Neighborhood and have been seen stealing packages from porches in  areas close to here.  If you see a white 4 door Honda Civic license number AAK 0463 call 911 at once and report its position.  In fact if you see any car with license number AAK 0463 call 911.  The Sheriff’s Office has informed me that druggies often swap cars and license plates as part of their operation.  DO NOT APPROACH THESE INDIVIDUALS.  THEY MUST BE ASSUMED TO BE DANGEROUS. CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY.