Rep. Josh Gottheimer, of New Jersey, said he’s reintroducing a 2022 bill, the Porch Pirates Act, that would expand penalties for theft of packages from USPS to commercial carriers like UPS, FedEx and Amazon.
“It makes stealing a package delivered by UPS, Amazon, FedEx, DHL a federal crime,” Gottheimer said.
Americans are expected to make purchases in record numbers on Cyber Monday.
But Gottheimer says he hears from many constituents who say their packages never arrive, because they’re scooped up by thieves “right off their front steps.”
Last year, about 104 million packages were stolen in the U.S. Every day in NYC, upwards of 100,000 are stolen or go missing.
“There is a little Grinch that tears through the neighborhoods and steals away Christmas presents and essentials from parents and grandparents,” Gottheimer said.
What federal law enforcement agency will be investigating losses from UPS, Amazon, and FedEx? There have been a lot of states that have made new laws for Porch Pirates so they can be charged. The USPIS has enough investigative work for stolen USPS mail/packages and will not have time to investigate UPS and FedEx packages. I also don’t see the FBI looking into the theft of an Amazon package for $25 dollars and I don’t see most U.S. Attorney’s offices taking the time to charge for a small $$$ package theft. I think the states can make laws that incorporate Porch Pirates as a felony.