Parcels being stolen from outside front doors in SE22

[O.A.Partygirl]

Just to warn anyone who is expecting deliveries from Amazon etc to make sure to tell the courier firms to leave in a safe place if you are going to be out as one of our neighbours had 3 Amazon parcels taken from her doorstep. She found the empty boxes at the end of the road!

The delivery drivers often don't ring our bell even when we are in but just leave stuff outside.

[tomskip]

I'm sorry to see this is still an issue. I came home to a parcel delivery recently where the driver had attempted to hide it by propping up my front door mat against the box. The box was about 24x24 inches so that was as pointless as just leaving the box on top of the mat. Luckily I got home in time.

[sweetgirl]

Today I had a delivery?? a quiet knock on the door & the guy jumped in his van ready to drive off.

Luckily I was home & saw the box upon opening my door. The driver didn?t turn back to check the parcel had been collected!

Now imagine if I hadn?t been home or heard the door??? my instructions clearly state to leave the parcel with any neighbour if I?m not in!

Then, around 6.15pm, I think it may have been no 7 whateley

I witnessed an Amazon guy dropping parcels to doors not waiting for an answer, just dropping knocking &running off as he was double parked holding back a bus from getting through!

I?m not sure if the recipient took their parcel or it was just left for someone else to run off with 😠

If I have time over the weekend I will call Amazon explaining what happened to me & what I witnessed today.

I could easily say I didn?t receive my parcel & they will never know any different!

It?s really disgusting that peoples parcels are getting stolen, the company need to give their drivers more time or whatever it is they need to ensure parcels are delivered correctly & safely!

[sian]

Hello just had parcel theft Lordship Lane. Amazon left package propped against front door in full view of road. Guy on bike in New York Yankees baseball cap. Have very good picture. Has anyone had any luck getting police interested? 

[Sue]

1 hour ago, sian said:

Hello just had parcel theft Lordship Lane. Amazon left package propped against front door in full view of road. Guy on bike in New York Yankees baseball cap. Have very good picture. Has anyone had any luck getting police interested? 

Yes, someone in our road had a parcel stolen, someone else subsequently got a picture,  and the police came out but unfortunately didn't catch him 

Definitely report it to the police, with the picture. This is happening all over the place at the moment.

Some people elsewhere are filling old Amazon boxes with rubbish or worse, taping them up and leaving them on their doorsteps to be taken 🤣

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[jazzer]

Some people elsewhere are filling old Amazon boxes with rubbish or worse, taping them up and leaving them on their doorsteps to be taken 🤣

Well that's made my day Sue. 

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[Sue]

1 hour ago, jazzer said:

Some people elsewhere are filling old Amazon boxes with rubbish or worse, taping them up and leaving them on their doorsteps to be taken 🤣

Well that's made my day Sue. 

Used nappies were in at least one, I believe.

Dogs may also have been involved.

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[Rockets]

Unfortunately they tend to follow the delivery drivers around so it's easy pickings for them.

We had one taken and he had to have been tipped off where the parcel would be as it was in a very odd position but the thief knew exactly where to take it from and then brazenly opened the box put the contents in his rucksack and threw the box on the pavement before riding off on his bike. 

[jazzer]

Sorry to hear that Rockets, that's a scummy thing to have dome to you.

Sue - that cannot have been a pleasant experience for the thief opening that parcel. Perhaps they'll think twice before nicking other peoples parcels.The police are non existent and don't seem to care, London is becoming lawless. They keep on pushing up council tax or at least the Mayor does on his bit, saying its for the Police, but things don't get better. London is probably currently stab and shooting capital in the world. Its terrible. 

I try to do everything I can to avoid all parcel deliveries, preferring to collect myself. Unfortunately some "businesses" especially this year are doing more and more by parcel delivery with no click and collect available.  

[Peckhampam]

11 hours ago, jazzer said:

London is probably currently stab and shooting capital in the world. Its terrible. 

Violent crime in London is very low compared with much of Europe, America and the rest of the world.

Petty crime as in phone thefts, amazon thefts etc is a very different matter

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[Sue]

14 hours ago, jazzer said:

Sorry to hear that Rockets, that's a scummy thing to have dome to you.

Sue - that cannot have been a pleasant experience for the thief opening that parcel. Perhaps they'll think twice before nicking other peoples parcels.The police are non existent and don't seem to care, London is becoming lawless. They keep on pushing up council tax or at least the Mayor does on his bit, saying its for the Police, but things don't get better. London is probably currently stab and shooting capital in the world. Its terrible. 

 

As I said above, the police do care, and have come out to try to catch one of the parcel thieves.

It is ridiculous to say that London is becoming lawless. Get a grip 🙄

[Rockets]

I have even seen reports of people trying to rob the Amazon vehicles full of deliveries before they even get to the front door.

[jazzer]

They know they can get away with it, no deterrent exists to stop them, no police, no justice system capable of dealing with them. 

43 minutes ago, Sue said:

As I said above, the police do care, and have come out to try to catch one of the parcel thieves.

It is ridiculous to say that London is becoming lawless. Get a grip 🙄

London is becoming lawless just look at the epidemic that is knife and gun crime, almost every week, only recently it was in Sydenham, its everywhere. I don't even feel safe anymore, constantly checking who is around me, keeping a distance from unwanted hands. 

[Peckhampam]

6 hours ago, Peckhampam said:

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I didn't make a personal attack-I said Jazzer was deluded...meaning wrong.  He was factually very wrong and has repeated his assertions on this thread and this is akin to spreading false information

[jazzer]

Oh come on, DELUDED, really?

And spreading false information, now that is out of order, perhaps you want to retract your comments, because I am neither deluded nor have I ever spread false information as you have said publicly about me. 

Looking forward to reading your apology and retraction.

 

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[Nigello]

5 hours ago, Sue said:

As I said above, the police do care, and have come out to try to catch one of the parcel thieves.

It is ridiculous to say that London is becoming lawless. Get a grip 🙄

Lawless is definitely an exaggeration but petty vexations caused by inconsiderate behaviour is definitely there and police/bus drivers/train crew, etc. (who witness such annoyances more often than most) tend to ignore the louts (of all shapes and sizes) whose low-level but still upsetting actions (swearing, acting out, smoking or vaping, playing loud music or conversations on phones) abound.