Jeremy Vine shares shocking footage showing how a thief took a package right in front his house, just minutes after the delivery.
CCTV footage captures a man in mask entering the London property of the Broadcaster and taking the DHL parcel.
The BBC Radio 2 presenter, 55, tweeted a clip of the theft, branding the man who pinched the item a ‘porch pirate’.
The footage was captured during the run up to Christmas. A DHL driver leaves a package inside an unlocked lid container at 11.25am.
Jeremy Vine shared the shocking footage from when a brazen thief took a package in front his London house just minutes after it had been delivered
Vine tweeted, ‘I was hit by the Porch Pirate just a few days ago. A @dhlexpressuk gentleman leaves a delivery to an agreed location at 1125. At 1207, the Pirate arrives.
Video of the same man in black with a hood walks into the gated garden, grabs the package and then runs off 42 minutes later.
To make matters worse, the thief calls the home to find out if anybody is there before taking off with his package.
Vine tweeted, ‘I was beaten by a Porch Pirate just a few days ago. The @dhlexpressuk man leaves a delivery at 1125; the pirate appears at 1207.
Then he asks his followers how they knew where the “porch pirate” was looking for the perfect package for their smooth escape.
“Is he following his van around?” Vine stated that Vine knew precisely where he was going. Parcel was stolen and the box that contained it was found by a kind neighbour 100 yards away.
The question provoked a response from sharp-eyed viewers, with some pointing out that the alleged thief had walked past the property as the delivery driver was hiding the parcel.
The CCTV footage captured by sharp-eyed observers showed that the accused thief had seen the property from the distance while the courier was concealing the parcel.
The thief also knocks at the front door of the house to check if there are any people home, before he leaves with the parcel in his hands.
Vine tweeted that he had figured out exactly how the Porch Pirate struck his family during Christmas Week… lesson learned. That’s my last safe-keeping place for large open boxes.
‘Great spot! “Great spot!The last time that I nominated a large, open container as my safe haven’.
The fans were stunned to witness such brazen acts.
“I cannot believe what I am seeing!” It’s hilarious! One fan posted on Twitter, “And to knock at your door and pose for the delivery man.”
Vine had already received unwanted visitors this year. He was visited by anti-vaxxers in October, according to a television broadcaster.
Another said, “I don’t get why he knocked.” You could as easily just walked it.
Another commentator said that the third was also right: “Looking at how he passed first, then cycled back but got lost by brakes makes me believe that he took my bike too.”
Vine had already received unwanted visitors this year. In October, Vine was contacted by a television broadcaster about anti-vaxxers appearing at his front door.