Women dressed up as nurses have been seen stealing packages from people's porches in Washington State amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to local police.
The Kennewick Police Department on Saturday published images taken from surveillance camera footage showing two individuals thought to be involved in the alleged robberies.
Both can be seen wearing scrubs and what appears to be a lanyard with an identification badge.
They also posted a photo of the car that the two women were allegedly seen in.
"Both appear to dress as nurses and we do not believe they are actual nurses," the force said in a statement posted on Facebook.
"The nurses we are fortunate to know only give their time, lives, and take the vitals of their patients (not their property)."
Police have appealed for anyone who recognises either individual to contact the Kennewick force as part of an ongoing investigation into the "porch piracy".
The incident comes as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Washington State has now reached more than 15,000.
At least 834 people have died in the state after contracting Covid-19, a fraction of the more than 67,800 people killed by the disease throughout the wider US.
Governor Jay Inslee has extended a stay at home order for the duration of May, warning coronavirus will “jump right back up and bite us” if the state doesn’t remain vigilant in its efforts to slow its spread.
