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Leiberman, did a ride along with him. >> as you can see he's thinking about it, thinking about it, then he walks right up to the front there. and he goes ahead and takes the package. >> reporter: it's something that's happening all across the country. some of it caught on camera. are you seeing more packages being stolen this year? >> absolutely. i think it's becoming quite the epidemic. >> reporter: one survey found 23 million americans have had a package stolen. and this holiday season may be the biggest heist yet with more than a billion packages being delivered as more people do their shop...

We have two surveillance teams with packages placed on their doorsteps. >> reporter: lieutenant rooiner says it's all too easy for thieves to sthap up these packages. the package is clearly visible from the road on a high traveled street. so far his department's recovered more than 100 items this season they hope to return to their rightful owners. what do we have here? >> blenders, make up, sneakers. we have some higher end items. >> reporter: packages have already been returned, but a lot of people are still missing their gifts. >> we all have families and we want to put smiles on your child...

Police are trying to figure this out, and even companies are trying to get creative with solutions. amazon introduced amazon key, where you can actually let them open your front door to put a package inside. the so this is a difficult issue that's only going to get more intense the more people shop online. >> and it seems like they're becoming more and more brazen. i had a package that was opened up and the item inside was stolen right in front of my house. they left the box right there. i was just in shock from that. are you seeing from this reporting, more home owners are taking it into thei...