How to Stop Stolen Packages In Three Easy Steps

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We're all doing more of our shopping online this year. For package thieves, that's a gift.

However, there's an easy way to keep your deliveries out of their hands.

With a modern home security system that includes a doorbell camera and smart lock, you can see and secure your deliveries in seconds, from wherever you are. Here's how to stop package theft in three quick steps.

Step #1: Verify Your Visitor

You'll know your package is here when the delivery driver rings your doorbell camera, triggering an alert on your smartphone. Open your Alarm.com app for a live video view of the driver, then tap the microphone button to say hello.

Step #2: Direct Your Delivery

If you're home but prefer not to go to the door right now, you can ask the driver to leave your package outside for you to pick up when they leave.

If you're away from home, you can ask the driver to leave it inside instead. Simply unlock your door using the lock icon that you'll see on your doorbell camera feed in your Alarm.com app. This action can disarm your security system too.

Step #3: Secure Your Door

Once the delivery driver closes your door again with your package safely inside, use your Alarm.com app to lock up. As a final touch, re-arm your security system to ensure that your home is professionally protected for the rest of the day.

Want to see it for yourself? Check out this quick video.

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#4: Manage overnight deliveries.

With so many people doing more of their shopping online, carriers are busier than ever. It’s no surprise that package delivery now takes place at all hours. Home video surveillance systems are great for spotting deliveries late at night while you’re snoozing, or long before you wake the next day.

Some home security video systems are equipped with video analytics that can distinguish a person, vehicle, or animal, and send alerts if there’s unexpected activity. If your home video monitoring system includes a perimeter alert with audio and LED warnings, you might want to disarm that feature when you’re expecting a delivery. Smart home video security can be good for the whole neighborhood, but not if it’s waking everyone up in the morning.

If there’s overnight trouble in the neighborhood, though, the video cameras in your home security system can be helpful in solving it. By storing and sharing recorded video clips, neighbors can help each other spot vandals and other mischief makers.

#4: Sign for your package.

Now that so much of life has become digital, contact-free, or remote, physically signing for a package feels outdated. But when you’re expecting a delivery that requires this extra security step, your security system can make life easier.

With a touchless video doorbell, your home video monitoring system lets you know someone’s there before they ring the bell. If you’re really concerned, you can also use an outdoor camera with a perimeter alert feature. Video analytics will identify a person walking up to the home, so you’ll get the alert before they get to your door.

Once you know the driver is waiting, you can chat for a moment, right from your home video surveillance app. Maybe you need a moment to get dressed or finish that email before you lose your train of thought. Two-way audio lets you tell them you’ll be right there, without having to rush.

#6: Detect flying packages

No question about it—delivery drivers have quite the workload these days. They’re under pressure to get everything delivered on time, and all it takes is one double-parked car to throw off their schedule.

It’s not surprising that occasionally, a driver might resort to flinging a lightweight packet from the truck toward your front porch. If the item is well wrapped, you might never know the difference—until you see it through your home video security app.

But if your items are broken, or the soaring package dents your car, you’ll need to be able to prove what happened. If your home video surveillance system uses cameras with video analytics, you’ll likely have a video clip or still that shows the flying package in action.

And, if a driver sees your video doorbell camera or other exterior camera in place, they may think twice before taking this shortcut.

#7: Get the benefits of professional installation and monitoring

If all of this sounds complicated, rest assured, professionally installed home video security systems, like those offered by Alarm.com, are easily configured to integrate and automate your home security and management.

With Alarm.com, you’ll get the best home video security system for you. Our professional security providers will install and customize the system so it’s right the first time and show you all the easy ways to manage your comfort, convenience, and peace of mind. And when you choose Alarm.com home video security, you’ll enjoy single-app control you can expand over time.

Plus, with a professionally monitored home security video system, you’ll have extra peace of mind with 24/7 central station coverage. If they spot any suspicious activity, they’ll alert you and the authorities immediately.

Preventing package theft is easy with Alarm.com. If you already have smart home security, talk to your service provider about adding a doorbell camera and smart lock to your system now.

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