Community Chat

[hoosieroriginal]

There was a story on the evening news a couple of nights ago about a man (I believe in Texas) who opened his door to what he thought was a UPS driver.  The delivery man was dressed in brown and was holding a package.  As soon as he opened the door, three other men with guns jumped from behind the bushes and rushed the door - the family was robbed at gunpoint.  The police told people to not open your door - just tell them through the door to leave the package and then wait until you see the coast is clear.  They mentioned some UPS uniforms have even been stolen making their ruse a little more believable. 

[MyGirlsMom]

Thanks for the 'heads up',

My UPS  driver doesn't know where my doorbell is, he honks the horn, leaves the package on the steps and is back in the truck before i can open the door, 

[raven-blackbird]

the FIRST clue they should have had was the "UPS" man was standing at the door with a package..........everyone knows, you know it's the UPS man if you hear a noise on your front pourch and look out the window and see the back side of a guy in brown running to his truck............THEN you know it's the UPS man........................................................raven

[pommom]

I've had the same UPS driver for more than 3 years.  If another UPS driver should deliver, I would tell him to leave the package at the door.

[bonnie f]

for the 1st time in yrs, my mom had to sign for a package from qvc?  the driver always just leaves it at the door... so if a man comes dressed in fed x uniform & has a fed x truck of course you'd think its for real.... quite scarey 

[Snowpuppy]

Get a dog.

Mine always discern who's at the door. Friend or total stranger.

As far as the home invasion, sounds like they knew of each other. They brought help & likely knew what they were after.

[GCR18]

It's rare that I open the door if I'm not expecting company.  I also have a storm door that adds a little protection.  If I open the door, I don't open the storm door.  I usually hear the drop on the porch and a truck driving away, then I go look.  That's awful for that family.

[Nightowlz]

Where was the UPS Truck? I look out the front window when the doorbell rings. I can see the UPS, FedEx Truck, Mailman etc. I don't answer the door if I don't know who it is man or woman. I also know when I'm supposed to have a package delivered before it gets here.

[Nightowlz]

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@raven-blackbird wrote:

the FIRST clue they should have had was the "UPS" man was standing at the door with a package..........everyone knows, you know it's the UPS man if you hear a noise on your front pourch and look out the window and see the back side of a guy in brown running to his truck............THEN you know it's the UPS man........................................................raven

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@raven-blackbird LOL!!! That's true. They run off so they can get their job done instead of having to talk to lonely people.

[jaxs mom]

I can see the truck from my front window. I'm not even worried about it. If they stick around after hearing my GSD freaking out, they have huevos.