Amazon Package Stolen from East Bay Porch, Victim Says

CASTRO VALLEY, CA — Home surveillance video shows an unidentified woman as she allegedly stole a package off a porch in Castro Valley Saturday afternoon, a victim said.

According to the victim, an Amazon delivery van left the package on a porch along Redwood Road in Castro Valley at about 4 p.m. on Saturday. Immediately after the van left the area, a tan sedan pulled into the driveway and a woman stepped out of the car, grabbed the package, got back into the passenger side, and the car quickly left the area.

Alameda County Sheriff’s Sgt. Ray Kelley encourages all package theft victims to file a report to help investigators find suspects before they are able to victimize others.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office.

The number of property crimes — home burglaries, car burglaries, packages stolen from doorsteps — in the East Bay has soared over the past two years, frustrating residents and prompting police departments to urge everyone to “call early and often” if something seems amiss.

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