MyBallard reader Elle writes:

This evening a neighbor brought a rifled through box to my house and everything was taken. It was mailed through USPS. He said a UPS box was taken from his house as well and the items were stolen. This all happened around 8th Avenue and 59-62nd St. Totally crappy. Anyone else experiencing this? Or know an effective way to report/prevent it?

A fair warning this holiday season to be careful with home delivery.