 Hi, my name is Detective Garcia. I'm with the Pasco County Sheriff's Office with the property crimes units in District 3. We we investigate crimes anywhere from from thefts to burglaries to Vehicle thefts anything like that comes to our unit and one of the topics that it's that is big within our unit this Holiday season is the theft of mail That includes from the mail box as well as packages and things that are delivered to your doorstep and portrait Well, the holidays are you know, there are special time Everybody likes to share with family members with friends Everyone likes to send gifts a lot of the times those relatives are long distance So they'll send checks gift cards cash in the mail. We obviously never recommend sending cash and checks in the mail There's a lot of different alternate methods that we recommend a lot of them electronic methods Including things like PayPal or electronic gift cards a lot of stores will let you send an electronic gift card via email Obviously, that's a more secure way to do that less chance of it being intercepted along the way And you know the criminals definitely know that this is the season of giving so a lot of the times they'll take advantage of that and We use that as a way to you know to take stuff from the hard-working citizens who are Obviously giving gifts to their family and they'll go around checking mailboxes a lot of the times They'll take your mail and with the intent of looking for things like checks and cash So we highly do recommend that you you take your mail out throughout the day and don't leave it overnight if possible we suggest citizens really Connect with your neighbors sometimes a lot of good ways is to really find a neighbor that you trust and Especially if they're retired or they stay at home while you're out during the day And you know just have your neighbors keep an eye out if you get a package Maybe have your neighbor going collective for you and take it inside as soon as they see it's delivered We find that the least amount of time that it remains outdoor the less chance that someone's gonna come up and scoop it up off Your front door We find that surveillance video is very useful Not only is a deterrent for the criminal that may approach your house and see the camera In a lot of cases they may back away But also on the back end of the investigation if they do take your package a lot of our Cases are actually solved through video surveillance From residents who have these suspects captured on the video surveillance chances are a lot of the time This is not their first time they've done it So if we can get a face anything that we can get it's usually very helpful and us making an identification and Often time leading to an arrest in the case Regarding the packages that get delivered throughout the day UPS FedEx whatever company you might have a Lot of the a lot of the things that you can do to help yourself As I mentioned previously try to make a range of the neighbor that you trust to pick it up off your porch There's companies that are that are offering alternative methods and they will deliver your package to that center Which is secured and they have mailbox fashion Lockboxes they'll give you your number and a code you can go and retrieve your package from that facility whenever it is convenient to you and That way you don't have to worry about it sitting on your porch Especially if you're out of town or your own vacation or you work long hours you know Getting through companies that do that are a great way to avoid being a victim of a male theft and package theft as always we We recommend and we we asked all the citizens and everybody in the community out there as your As your as your home throughout the day and at night time to please report anything that you see that is suspicious to you any subjects going around Looking at houses anybody strange that you don't recognize in your neighborhood Especially this time of the year Please report that to your local law enforcement It may not seem like a lot at first, but you never know the smallest tip tips can lead to the biggest arrest So anybody suspicious that you see any suspicious incidents that you see Anything like that we ask that you please report it to your local law enforcement And as always we'd like to on behalf of the Pasco Sheriff's office We'd like to wish everybody a happy holidays and stay safe