Civic

Porch pirates, door cams, and the new neighborhood watch

Episode Summary

After video of a repeat package thief circulated among neighbors on social media, journalist Lauren Smiley decided to go after the full story of what happened next. She found a complicated intersection of class, race, surveillance, and law enforcement.

Episode Notes

You can read the story, "The Porch Pirate of Potrero Hill Can’t Believe It Came to This," in The Atlantic.