Packages at side door

For no apparent reason, my Holiday packages are being delivered to our side door. We've had that side door for 10 years and no one has ever used it, especially not for package delivery. I wonder if this is a new anti-scrooge- thief policy from the UPS, Fedex and USPS's of the world? See Holiday Deliveries Attract Thieves

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