The Brief
- A South Philadelphia couple set a trap for package thieves using their dog’s waste.
- Surveillance video shows someone stealing the decoy package early Friday morning.
- Police urge residents to report thefts and share video evidence.
PHILADELPHIA – Tired of having packages stolen from their front steps, a South Philadelphia couple decided to fight back by planting a decoy box filled with their French bulldog’s waste.
South Philadelphia couple uses dog’s waste to prank package thief
What we know:
Travis Giarraffa and Lauren Goffredo said they have dealt with repeated package thefts in recent months. The couple decided to take action after someone recently stole a box of toilet paper while they were just feet away.
Lauren Goffredo said, “[Package thief] walked off with a big thing of toilet paper so last night he’s like you know I got to clean up all the poop in the yard. Let’s just box it up and put it outside. You want to steal something steal a pile of ….” …