A woman has warned homeowners to be cautious after a man wearing a DPD jacket allegedly climbed over her fence and stole copper pipes from her property. The incident was captured on her Ring doorbell camera.
Kathryn, who shared the warning with her 96,700 TikTok followers, said she was woken up in the morning and checked her Ring doorbell camera to spot a man wearing a DPD jacket. She told her followers she was not expecting any delivery, saying: "I'm thinking, 'Well I've not ordered nothing', so I know I'm not expecting anything."
Warning Ahead of Christmas
In the video, Kathryn urged people to be careful about who they open the door to as the Christmas season approaches. She said: "This is your friendly reminder that when we're getting closer to Christmas, you need to be careful who you open the door to. Just because they wear a jacket that says DPD or anything like that, you should still be careful about who they are."
Kathryn described watching the footage and seeing the man begin to climb over her rear fence. She added: "I'm thinking, 'Clearly he doesn't work for DPD', because no one in their right mind who works for the company wearing their jacket is going to climb over someone's fence when they've looked at the camera three or four times."
Copper Pipes Stolen
She said the man had spotted her copper pipes and "collected all of them", before jumping back over her fence. Kathryn explained that her primary worry was that the man was wearing a DPD jacket, which she claimed "clearly isn't his".
She feared he could be knocking on residents' doors while posing as an employee of the courier firm. "Imagine if he got an old woman or anyone who's vulnerable, it's so scary to think," she said. "So be careful. If someone knocks and you don't recognise them or you haven't got a parcel, it's not worth it."
Public Reaction
The post accumulated more than 3,000 likes. One user wrote: "Omg that's scary that he went out prepared with that jacket." Another commented: "Always check your camera first or tell them to leave it by the door. It's the elderly I feel for." A third added: "This is why I've got my 70-year-old mother a video door bell."
A representative of DPD has been contacted for comment.
