Some thieves who swiped a package off someone's doorstep got a rude awakening when they opened it up to find dog poo inside. That actually helped police track the thieves. Ick, and nice work!
The packages you ordered online are on their way to you, and the thieves know that. "Porch pirates" are those unsavory types who follow delivery trucks through neighborhoods and swipe the packages they leave on your porch.
Here's what you can do to protect yourself.
Police don't know how they got them all, but two women from Texas are in big trouble for having hundreds of retail and gift cards that had been stolen from other customers. The good news is, in a month or two it's going to be a lot harder for thieves to get use stolen card info.