Drobik said this was new information.

“Probably only 15 percent of package thefts, 15, get reported to police," Drobik said.

The bait package program uses the same infrastructure that the APD’s bait car operation uses.

Police said the boxes will have real valuables donated from Walmart and tracking devices to catch the crooks. They wouldn’t say how many bait boxes will be used or which neighborhoods they will be targeting.

"We don't want the crooks to know where we're going to hit these guys hard,” Drobik said.

If you want to help police they said to download the “p3 Tips” app to download your own surveillance video to their Crime Stoppers division.