By Benjamin Cox on
December 30, 2020 at 11:39am
Two individuals were arrested in Carrollton on December 18
th for porch piracy. Porch pirates are common this time of year, as they go around neighborhoods stealing packages from front porches. Doorbell cameras and social media helped to allegedly thwart 2 individuals on the Friday before Christmas in Carrollton.
35 year old Michelle L. Carraway of Jerseyville and 36 year old Justin G. Counts of East Alton were arrested shortly before 2PM on December 18
th by Carrollton Police and Greene County Sheriff’s Deputies. According to the Greene Prairie Press, the arrest came less than a half hour after a photo of Carraway was posted on Facebook allegedly showing her taking a package off a porch equipped with a doorbell camera. The female depicted in the video left the package on the porch because of its weight and then joined a man on a sidewalk in front of the home. The homeowner then alerted police and posted the photo on a Facebook Buy, Sell, Trade group to alert the entire county.