There’s been a new innovation in the field of porch piracy: costumes.


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Typically, a porch pirate will simply wait until they think no one’s around, then run up and nab the package. Needless to say, this doesn’t always work out for them — but when it does, they can net themselves a pretty nice reward.


However, the rise of products like the Ring doorbell have made porch piracy a little more difficult, as thieves now run the risk of being caught on camera. That’s why this robber has decided on trying something new: dressing like a trash bag.



In the video, a thief covered in a trash bag can be seen shuffling toward a package. Once they arrive, they envelop it in the bag, waddling their way back to whatever dumpster they came from.



The dude who was actually supposed to receive the package seems more amused by the theft than bothered.


“At first, I was kind of angry because it was something I was expecting. But at the end of the day, it was kind of funny,” Sacramento homeowner Omar Munoz told ABC10. “I take everything in the good way because that’s part of life. If you see the bad way of everything, you’re going nowhere.”


He also said that the item wasn’t particularly expensive, meaning that the thief may have gone through all of that effort for something like a few rolls of toilet paper.


Better luck next time, buddy!