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Using inside info, iPhone thieves arrive at your house right after FedEx | Police: Porch pirates follow FedEx drivers, have tracking info for AT&T iPhones

Police: Porch pirates follow FedEx drivers, have tracking info for AT&T iPhones.

There has been a rash of iPhone thefts around the US the past few months, conducted by "porch pirates" often seen on doorbell camera videos scooping up boxes right after they are delivered. The WSJ talked to Chris Brown, a police lieutenant in Deer Park, Texas, who "said the suspects were armed with inside information: AT&T parcel tracking numbers. When contacted by Ars today, an AT&T spokesperson said the phone carrier uses multiple delivery companies and "ship[s] tens of thousands of packages a day without incident."

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