Stealing a package off someone’s porch, also known as porch pirating, could soon be a federal crime thanks to a New Jersey congressman.
Representative Josh Gottheimer, a Democrat, announced his plans to introduce the Porch Pirate Act at a press conference in Ridgewood, New Jersey, earlier this week. The legislation would make it a federal crime to steal a package that was delivered by a private carrier, such as FedEx or UPS, according to the lawmaker. Currently, federal law only protects packages delivered by the U.S. Postal Service.
