Tips on preventing grocery delivery thefts

Taking advantage of the elderly.

A payment and a tip weren’t good enough for two delivery men.

An elderly woman in Summerlin says they stole something important from her garage after they delivered her groceries.

Jeremy Chen reports.

THEY STOLE FROM HER!13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER....JEREMY CHEN IS LIVE WITH MOREON WHAT STEPS YOU CAN TAKE....TO PROTECT YOURSELF...AS DELIVERIES BECOME...MORE POPULAR.TODD..TRICIA DURING THISPANDEMIC- SOME PEOPLE,ESPECIALLY ELDERLY FOLKS ARECHOOSING TO HAVE THEIRGROCERIES DELIVERED TO THEIRHOMES RATHER THAN GOING TO ASTORE AS A PRECAUTION.A LOCAL SECURITY FIRM SAYS YOUNEED TO WATCH OUT IF THEY COMETHROUGH YOUR GARAGE."WHAT YOU'RE DOING ISSOME PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY ELDERLYA LOCAL SECURITY FIRM SAYS YOUNEED TO WATCH OUT IF THEY COMEGARAGE.IT WAS ALL CAUGHT-ON CAMERA.JOHN PERDICHIZZI, THE OWNER OFA-S-A-P SECURITY, SAYS-HOMEOWNERS SHOULD NOT HAVETHEIR GROCRERIES DELIVERED TOTHEM INSIDE THEIR GARAGE."HAVE THE DELIVERIES DELIVEREDOUTSIDE THE HOME.WAIT UNTIL THE DELIVERY DRIVERDRIVES AWAY, THEN OPEN YOURGARAGE DOOR, YOUR FRONT DOOR,WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO TOBRING YOUR GROCERIES IN." HERECENTLY INSTALLED A CAMERASYSTEM FOR HER IN HER GARAGE---AND IT HELPED REVEAL THE THEFT.HE SAYS IT'S VERY FORTUNATEGARAGE AND NOW YOU'RE TRAPPED,SO IT IS A GOOD IDEATO HAVE ONE IN YOUR GARAGE." HESAYS HOMEOWNERS SHOULD REMAINVIGILANT WITH THEIR DELIVERIES-AND KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON ANYVISITORS."DON'T LET STRANGERS IN YOURDOOR.I DON'T CARE IF THEY SAYTHEY'RE WITH THE WATER COMPANY,THE ELECTRIC COMPANY, THEY'REDELIVERING, DON'T LET THEM IN,SPEAK TO THEM THROUGH THEDOORWAY." ASHE SAYS WHILE SHEHOPES TO GET HER VACCUMBACK--- SHE HOPES HER STORYSERVES AS A WARNING TO OTHERS.JEREMY CHEN 13 ACTION NEWS.THE NEVADA GAMING CONTROL BOARDSAYS....IT WILL CONTINUE TO ENFORCEGOVERNOR STEVE SISOLAK'S