Protect your holiday deliveries

Published on November 24, 2025

The holiday season is ramping up which means more deliveries arriving at your doorstep. Make sure your gifts make it safely into your hands with a few smart precautions from the Menlo Park Police department.

Here are some ways to protect your packages this season:

• Request a “signature delivery option” to require a signature when the packages are delivered.
• Request a specific drop-off time and date when you will be home to accept your packages.
• Arrange to have your packages held at the shipping service so you can pick them up.
• Have your packages delivered to the home of a relative or neighbor who will be there to accept them.
• Ask to have your packages delivered to a retail store so you can pick them up at your convenience.
• Ask a trustworthy neighbor to keep a “watchful eye” out for your packages. If they’re willing, ask them to safeguard your packages until you return home.