A reader recently sent an email asking about the law surrounding a recent phenomenon – people setting booby traps for porch pirates. A porch pirate is someone who steals a package left on someone's ...

A: I have seen some of those videos as well. My reaction is that if someone is stealing from your porch, they should not be able to complain if if turns out to be a booby trap. I also read, if the ...

Exploding porch pirate booby traps can get you arrested Legal experts say you could face criminal charges and a civil lawsuit if a thief is injured by booby traps even though they are stealing items ...

“I got hurt on the job — in my first few minutes, actually — and can’t find a lawyer anywhere to take my case.” That was how my conversation began with 17-year-old “Beau,” who was calling from ...

The idea of someone walking up to a house, grabbing a box, and leaving like nothing happened sounds wild, but package theft stays surprisingly common across many neighborhoods. Delivery services move ...

Package theft had become such a regular headache for one South Philadelphia couple that, by the time another box disappeared from their front steps, they were no longer in the mood to simply complain ...

For whatever reason today my Youtube feed is full of porch pirates stealing packages only to have those packages spray paint or expandable foam all over them. While funny I have to believe they're ...