Suburban police issued a warning about porch pirates on the prowl, as shoppers awaited Black Friday and Cyber Monday deliveries.

In one recent incident, a Ring doorbell camera captured the moment a thief stole multiple packages from the porch of a Clarendon Hills residence, just as the homeowners were preparing to pull into their driveway.

Sarah DePasquale and her family were returning home from vacation when they spotted the thief and his getaway driver in a red SUV.

"Oh my God, he’s putting all the packages in his bag!" DePasquale recalled.

The accomplice honked the horn as the porch pirate took off running.

"They got spooked, the driver warned him, gave him a couple honks to warn that we were pulling in, then he ran," DePasquale stated.

Eight packages were stolen, mostly Christmas

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