Post by Logan on Dec 26, 2016 22:03:04 GMT -6
Tacoma man creates ‘boom box’ to deter package thefts — and police say that could be a crime
TACOMA — After the fourth time it happened in recent months, Jaireme Barrow was tired of people stealing packages off his South Tacoma front porch.
So he created a device to deter them, and on Dec. 11 set up an alluring bait box containing the contraption.
It started off with a bang as Barrow sat on the couch in his living room.
“I didn’t know what was going on for a minute,” he said. “I thought it was somebody being shot because I heard her scream, so I grabbed my Mace and went outside.”
Read more: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/tacoma-man-creates-boom-box-to-deter-package-thefts-and-police-say-that-could-be-a-crime/
TACOMA — After the fourth time it happened in recent months, Jaireme Barrow was tired of people stealing packages off his South Tacoma front porch.
So he created a device to deter them, and on Dec. 11 set up an alluring bait box containing the contraption.
It started off with a bang as Barrow sat on the couch in his living room.
“I didn’t know what was going on for a minute,” he said. “I thought it was somebody being shot because I heard her scream, so I grabbed my Mace and went outside.”
Read more: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/tacoma-man-creates-boom-box-to-deter-package-thefts-and-police-say-that-could-be-a-crime/