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Next tonight here, the bust, catching thieves stealing holiday packages at your door. matt gutman with the team behind the bust tonight. >> hey, stop! put that back! >> reporter: they're the brazen thieves that strike in broad daylight and in the dead of night. the holidays are peak season for porch pirates. >> most of the time, these package thieves are just going random doorstep to doorstep. they're just taking the packages. they don't even know what they're taking. >> reporter: we teamed up with the anaheim police department on a sting operation. >> we are putting in two brand new iphones. ...

>> put it down. go away. sara porch pirates have targeted communities all across the dmv but the holiday season prevents -- presents even more opportunities. have you ever ever had the package stolen? >> i've not that my neighbor did sara please spend a few minutes asking people if they've been visited by package thieves and it didn't take long. >> i'm sitting on the porch resting and i go back inside after the pact which was delivered and i come back outside 20 minutes later the package is gone. >> somebody stole it from my front porch and i never got to see those things. i was pretty heartbr...

>> put it down. go away. sara porch pirates have targeted communities all across the dmv but the holiday season prevents -- presents even more opportunities. have you ever ever had the package stolen? >> i've not that my neighbor did sara please spend a few minutes asking people if they've been visited by package thieves and it didn't take long. >> i'm sitting on the porch resting and i go back inside after the pact which was delivered and i come back outside 20 minutes later the package is gone. >> somebody stole it from my front porch and i never got to see those things. i was pretty heartbr...

Folks there at the bagram airfield in afghanistan. a surprise visit kept under wraps successfully until the president was on the ground and speaking to the troops and know we are told the president's impact on his way back to the united states. after serving dinner to troops in afghanistan. >> julie: don't you know it, the holidays are here faster than ever had with black friday and cyber monday ahead of us, watch out for porch pirates. evan lambert from our washington, d.c., affiliate explains what a is a porch pirates and how to avoid becoming a victim. >> today a lot of people have these do...

Stolen? >> i did not but my neighbor did. >> we spent a few minutes asking people if they've been visited by package thieves and it wasn't hard to find victims. >> i'm sitting outside on the porch just resting and i go back inside after the package was delivered, i come back outside about 20 minutes later, the package is gone. >> somebody stole it from my front porch and i never got to see those things and it was pretty heartbreaking and i don't think people should take things from other people's houses even if it's not inside the house. >> the top four metro area's most targeted by package he...