Woman arrested in Walkerville porch pirate investigation
Windsor police are looking for a woman after a parcel was taken from a home in the 400 block of Chilver Road. (Source: Windsor police)
Windsor police have arrested a 35-year-old woman related to a porch pirate investigation in Walkerville.
She was arrested in the 900 block of Ouellette Avenue on Tuesday morning. She will be charged with theft under $5,000.
On Monday, police posted on social media that they were looking for a woman after a parcel was taken from a home in the 400 block of Chilver Road.
The suspect allegedly walked up to a residence and took a package on the front porch on April 9 at 3:45 p.m.
“We would like to remind everyone to please use caution when having packages delivered to your residence. Leave specific delivery instructions or have a trusted person pick up your package,” said police.
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