# Parsons Green residents’ camera evidence helps jail parcel thief for 22 months

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/prolific-thief-dubbed-the-porch-pirate-who-plagued-upmarket-streets-by-stealing-parcels-jailed-after-frustrated-residents-presented-dossier-of-evidence-to-police/
- Published: 2026-10-28T16:37:29+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T16:52:50+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16246487/Prolific-thief-dubbed-porch-pirate-plagued-upmarket-streets-stealing-parcels-jailed-frustrated-residents-presented-dossier-evidence-police.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Residents’ doorbell footage helped catch a prolific parcel thief.
- Ronald De-St-Aubin was jailed for 22 months.
- He pleaded guilty to six thefts in Parsons Green.

## Summary

Ronald De-St-Aubin, 61, has been jailed for 22 months after stealing parcels from homes in Parsons Green, west London. Residents gathered doorbell camera footage and gave it to police, helping to end a theft spree and show how householders’ evidence can support an investigation.

The six thefts took place between July and September 2026 and involved goods including children’s clothes, wine and champagne, a designer jacket and cosmetics. Police found empty packages and clothing matching CCTV footage at De-St-Aubin’s home in Hammersmith; he pleaded guilty after initially denying the charges. He has 41 previous convictions, and the court heard he had a long history of acquisitive offending.

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