KLP- you can't read the full NYT on line or do the crossword. It is nice to read a real newspaper. I would be annoyed by a stolen paper. People are jerks!

Get the online subscription. It's cheaper, environmentally friendly, and erudite theif-proof!

Why not post a note outside your door.

Sorry to hear this, but looks like your thief is kind of sophisticated.

That's what the thief wants everyone to think.

I also think that the NYT delivery person should drop it in the mailbox instead of just tossing it by the front door. I

This is the perfect time to get a $12 computer camera, mount it near your door out of site (or they may steal that too!) and attach it to your computer. Monitor video and go take something of theirs !!

Try dipping a paper in dead fish guts, glue all the pages together or apply other fine substances that are sticky and smelly and put it back on your porch. Dye pack would also be fun !!

simple suggestion would be to arise early one morning just to to see who it is and go from there.

private issue not related to public space