{"id":2582306,"date":"2026-03-21T06:12:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T10:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/philadelphia-couple-use-french-bulldog-to-get-revenge-on-irksome-porch-pirates-leave-gift-theyll-never-forget\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T06:16:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T10:16:24","slug":"philadelphia-couple-use-french-bulldog-to-get-revenge-on-irksome-porch-pirates-leave-gift-theyll-never-forget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/philadelphia-couple-use-french-bulldog-to-get-revenge-on-irksome-porch-pirates-leave-gift-theyll-never-forget\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Couple Use French Bulldog to Get Revenge on Irksome Porch Pirates, Leave Gift They&#8217;ll Never Forget"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fphiladelphia-couple-use-french-bulldog-to-get-revenge-on-irksome-porch-pirates-leave-gift-theyll-never-forget%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2582306&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two South Philadelphia residents, fed up wiht months of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/porch-package-thief-gets-creative-with-disguise\/\" title=\"Porch thief devises clever disguise to steal ...s\">porch piracy<\/a>, crafted a playful deterrent: they packaged their French bulldog Louie\u2019s poop into a box and waited for thieves to steal it, hoping the stench would discourage further thefts. In a WTXF-TV interview, they recalled a brazen incident where a thief walked off with a box of toilet paper right in front of them, inspiring the \u201cpoop machine\u201d plan. They even offered neighbors a chance to borrow dog poop as a defense against package thieves. The story situates their prank within broader theft trends: Philadelphia has the nation\u2019s second-highest porch-piracy rate, with about $450 million in losses in 2024, while New York City had the largest total losses (about $950 million). Per-capita losses were higher in Philadelphia ($290) than in New York ($113). Lawmakers have attempted to federalize porch piracy (proposals in 2022 and 2024), and Pennsylvania enacted a 2023 law to stiffen penalties for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cops-post-pooch-pirate-alert-showing-good-boys-gone-bad\/\" title=\"Cops Post &#039;Pooch Pirate Alert&#039; Showing &#039;Good Boys Gone Bad&#039;\">porch theft<\/a>, citing impacts on seniors and families.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One couple in South Philadelphia finally had enough of porch pirates stealing their packages off the front stoop.<\/p>\n<p>So they left those thieves a package of their own &mdash; with the help of their French bulldog.<\/p>\n<p>Travis Giarraffa and Lauren Goffredo said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/news\/south-philly-couple-uses-poop-machine-french-bulldog-prank-package-thief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> with WTXF-TV that they have been dealing with the porch pirates for months.<\/p>\n<p>In one particularly brazen incident, a thief nabbed a box of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sharp-eyed-viewers-notice-object-fall-from-nancy-pelosi-as-she-walks-to-dnc-podium\/\" title=\"Sharp-Eyed Viewers Notice Object Fall from Nancy Pelosi as She Walks to DNC Podium\">toilet paper &#038;mdash<\/a>; right in front of their eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Goffredo said the thief &ldquo;walked off with a big thing of toilet paper.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>That gave her an idea.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So last night, he&rsquo;s like, you know, I got to clean up all the poop in the yard,&rdquo; she said, apparently referring to Giarraffa.<\/p>\n<p>Giarraffa added, &ldquo;This is Louie. He&rsquo;s our poop machine French bulldog.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>They boxed up Louie&rsquo;s waste, put it in a box, and waited for the thieves.<\/p>\n<p>Sure enough, at 4:00 a.m. early one Wednesday morning earlier this month, the thieves decided to strike.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was probably disgusting. It was stinky and gross and a lot and I shook it to make it all dirty in there, so if they even put their hands, it&rsquo;s all over their hands,&rdquo; Giarraffa said.<\/p>\n<p>For neighbors dealing with similar issues, Giarraffa offered her help &mdash; and Louie&rsquo;s help &mdash; in warding off porch pirates.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you need some dog poo for a package, hit me up. We have a whole dog poo dumpster out there,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Giarraffa and Goffredo are far from the only people in the City of Brotherly Love who aren&rsquo;t feeling the camaraderie promised in their hometown&rsquo;s nickname.<\/p>\n<p>The Philadelphia Citizen <a href=\"https:\/\/thephiladelphiacitizen.org\/philly-porch-pirate-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> in November that the city currently has the nation&rsquo;s second-highest rate of package thievery.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024 alone, package losses amounted to a staggering $450 million in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>New York City has the worst total amount of package theft, with about $950 of losses for residents that year.<\/p>\n<p>But while the typical New Yorker lost $113 in 2024 from porch pirates, the average Philadelphian lost $290.<\/p>\n<p>The Philadelphia Citizen noted that Congress tried in both 2022 and 2024 to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >pass legislation making porch piracy<\/a> a federal offense.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, it&rsquo;s only a federal felony if the U.S. Postal Service &mdash; a federal government entity &mdash; delivered the package, while states handle theft from private carriers.<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania enacted a law in 2023 increasing penalties for porch thievery &mdash; with the lawmaker who sponsored the bill noting that in some cases, seniors have had their medicine stolen, or parents lose the only holiday gifts they can afford for their children.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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They told WTXF-TV they\u2019ve been dealing with theft for months, including a blatant incident where a thief walked off with a large roll of toilet paper right in front of them. To deter future thieves, they boxed up Louie\u2019s poop and waited, with Louie nicknamed \u201cthe poop machine.\u201d They even joked about offering dog poop to deter would-be thieves. At about 4 a.m. one Wednesday, the thieves hit again, and the couple described the encounter as part of their ongoing effort to ward off theft.<\/p>\n<p>Context: Philadelphia has one of the nation\u2019s highest porch-piracy rates, with about $450 million in package losses in 2024. New York City had the largest total losses overall, while the per-person losses were higher in Philadelphia (about $290) than in New York (about $113). Congress has attempted to make porch piracy a federal offense in 2022 and 2024, and Pennsylvania enacted a 2023 law increasing penalties for porch theft, noting that in some cases seniors have lost medications or families have lost holiday gifts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2582307,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Michael-Featured-Image-818.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[76273,5522,76272,22713,10582],"class_list":["post-2582306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-french-bulldog","tag-philadelphia","tag-porch-pirates-2","tag-prank","tag-revenge"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Michael-Featured-Image-818.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2582306"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2582310,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582306\/revisions\/2582310"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2582307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2582306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2582306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2582306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}