What to do about "porch pirates"?

I just read that stealing packages from people's doorsteps is the newest crime wave. Apparently, the police can't do anything about it so there's no point in calling the police and reporting it if you've had a package stolen.

One guy in Australia made a dummy package that made a very loud sound and emitted smoke when it was picked up. He caught the reaction of the would be thief on camera and found it fun to watch plus the police were able to use the camera's pictures to attempt to catch the thief. People warned him that he would be in trouble if a would be thief got hurt picking up the packages.

Apparently, he's not the only person to come up with proactive solutions to this problem.

Any ideas? Anyone here ever sabotaged a package to cause fright for a would be thief? Or...any other creative ideas for contending with porch pirates?

REMsleep · 41-45, F

Amazon has lockers in most areas now. You can have your package delivered to the Amazon locker instead of your home. The lockers are in everyday places such as gas stations or in front of Walmart.

There isin't much that you can do to a package thief unless you are home.
You can put up a sign that you own a gun and will use it