A new law designed to keep porch pirates from pilfering your packages took effect this week.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 549 in Stuart back in April. The new law allows for harsher penalties on porch pirates.
If the dollar value of the property stolen is valued at $40 or more, that’s now a third degree felony. If it’s less than that, the crime is a first degree misdemeanor, but a subsequent violation is a third-degree felony…