Time to tape these things to packages on the doorstep to see where the thieves take them.
> To compensate [people whose houses I left the package at] for their time and willingness to risk putting a package on their porch I offered financial compensation for any successful recoveries of the package. [...] I've since confirmed in these two cases, the “thieves" were actually acquaintances of the person helping me. I have since removed those reactions from the original video.
All of the content in the video right now is legitimate and the video's author was not aware some of the original recordings were fake.
They aren't even legally obligated to protect people or enforce laws.
I called the Sheriff's Department and they sent a deputy to the address reported by the device. My understanding was they actually went so far as to say something along the lines of "hand over the phone right now or we'll call for a warrant, search the house, and arrest you for grand theft".
About two hours after calling I drove down to the Sheriff's office and they gave me the phone.
I couldn't believe it.