Police: Watch what you put in trash after holidays

Hopefully you're enjoying the cool new stuff you got over the holidays, whether that be a big screen TV, a new iPhone X, or the latest and greatest video gaming system.

But if you're not careful, thieves will be enjoying them instead.

Police are warning to watch what you put in your trash. Burglars who see boxes that contained expensive gifts may return and attempt to steal those gifts later.

On KIRO 7 News at 5:15 we take you to a neighborhood to see just how many people don't realize their their garbage is a billboard for theft. Watch on-air or online here.

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