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It's the holiday season, and the air is full of love, peace and good will toward fellow humans.
And it's also filled with people who steal your packages directly from your porch—but they still leave thank-you notes, in the holiday spirit.
Hilary Von Smith of St. Paul, Minnesota, was waiting for a delivery when she noticed a piece of paper hanging out on her porch.
That piece of paper was an arrogant thank you note from someone who had admittedly stolen her package.
Police: St. Paul porch pirate takes package, leaves 'thank you' note www.youtube.com
The note reads:
"So just a quick little thank you for leaving me the opportunity of stealing your package. Very nice of you."
It is signed:
"The NEW owner of your package."
@CNN That note is creepier than the act of stealing it ...— Anne 🇮🇪 (@Anne 🇮🇪)1576449413.0
@CNN A GPS in the decoy package would be a nice surprise for the thief I guess— Enchanted (@Enchanted)1576449943.0
@CNN Damn that's cold.— Kevin C 🌈Hydra On Youtube (@Kevin C 🌈Hydra On Youtube)1576449067.0
@CNN Arrogance. smh— Billy Secret (@Billy Secret)1576451771.0
Smith was "angry and confused and quite flabbergasted" by the note, which she labeled "brazen and arrogant."
The note similarly puzzled police, who say a snarky acknowledgement of theft is "something we've never seen before."
@CNN This is awful 👎🏾 But I applaud the creativity 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾— Socially Concious Dan✊🏾 (@Socially Concious Dan✊🏾)1576451776.0
@CNN 😂😂😂 Crazy things just keeps happening— Brandt Britney (@Brandt Britney)1576451847.0
@CNN How cool is that bandit 😜— Imran Alvi (@Imran Alvi)1576461760.0
@CNN This is how we roll in Canada😂 My Amazon box was stuffed in the mailbox for anyone to grab. They toss the boxe… https://t.co/898UPM8wML— Barry Wilson-Smythe (@Barry Wilson-Smythe)1576499776.0
@CNN “Porch pirate leaves evidence of his identity with DNA, fingerprints and writing sample” THERE I fixed it.— Jules the Awesome (@Jules the Awesome)1576451779.0
Smith is now hoping to bait the thief back with a decoy package which reportedly contains "a little gift" from her pet dog.
@CNN Maybe the owners left the note. Unless I see video of it I’m a skeptic.— Jer Der (@Jer Der)1576449459.0
@CNN just lost more faith in humanity— Angel (@Angel)1576449570.0
@CNN Disgusting😠😡— Dr. M. Ib (@Dr. M. Ib)1576459096.0
@nypost So he left fingerprints, for the police to check their databases for. I hope their arrogance helps to lands them in jail. ⚖️— TravelingMelissa (@TravelingMelissa)1576450511.0
@nypost Wow!!! https://t.co/92rIQyEgS6— RPD 🇺🇸🇮🇹🇭🇺🏴🇬🇧🇩🇪 (@RPD 🇺🇸🇮🇹🇭🇺🏴🇬🇧🇩🇪)1576450820.0
Package thieves seemingly become more common around the holiday season.
According to CNN, experts recommend alternatives to home delivery, such as Amazon Lockers, shipments to local UPS or FedEx locations or sending packages to your work address or a neighbor who will likely be home.