(FOX40.COM) — You've heard of crimes of passion, but what about crimes of packages? One Natomas man is calling for his community to come together to put a stop to porch pirates in the neighborhood.
With the help of two security cameras outside his home, John Cobb caught a team of thieves at dawn last Thursday stealing a package — right off his doorstep.
Sept. 18 started as a fairly quiet Thursday along Shelden Street in Natomas. However, if you listen to audio from security footage, you can hear what really went down around 6:30 a.m.
"Run b****," a man yelled out from a maroon SUV with a tire on top. The large vehicle came to a rolling stop outside Cobb's house. Cameras caught a girl jumping out — seemingly hesitant about what she's about to do.
"Come on, hurry," the man screams as she