Fake Delivery Driver Caught Stealing Package In Stolen Car: KCSO

KING COUNTY, WA — King County deputies are asking the public to help them identify a fake delivery driver who they say is snatching up packages rather than dropping them off. One homeowner's surveillance cameras recently caught the thief in the act, according to the sheriff's office.

On Oct. 6, deputies said video footage taken in the 36000 block of 21st Lane South just outside the city limits of Auburn, shows a man walking up to the homeowner's porch with a plastic bin and paperwork in his hand. He dumps the bin and grabs a large package, which contained a fancy organizer, and hauls it to a silver Ford Taurus.

"We had the good fortune of the surveillance cameras capturing the license plate. But, as is so often the case, the car was stolen from the City of Kent and is of no help in finding the identity of this thief," the sheriff's office said on its official Facebook page.

The suspect is described as a white man with long hair, a mustache and partial beard, wearing a blue hat, dark gray jacket and khaki pants.

"If he's done this once, he's likely done this many times before," the sheriff's office said.

If you have information on the suspect, contact the 24-hour non-emergency number for the King County Sheriff's Office at 206-296-3311 and reference case #C21034128.