Barrie Police are reminding you that with less than two weeks until Christmas, there are Grinches who are looking to acquire delivered items that are left on doorsteps.
Online shopping and the ability to have what you hope to be giving away to friends and family this holiday season delivered to your doorstep is not a new concept. Police say would-be thieves see it as a chance to make their Christmas one to remember.
Police say to follow these tips to make everything turn out ok. They include using available online tracking to determine when orders are expected to arriving at your home. Using home security cameras to determine if an expected parcel has arrived and to have a deck box or something that items can be left in
The message is simple: Don’t allow someone to ruin Christmas by intercepting your delivered items.


