Moment baseball bat-wielding Queens homeowner catches porch pirate after leaving decoy parcels on his stoop to lure the thief

A Queens homeowner came out swinging a baseball bat after a porch pirate fell into his trap by trying to steal packages on the doorstep which were empty. 

Carlos Mejia was sick and tired of thieves snatching delivery boxes from his front porch, so he set up a pile of decoy parcels to lure them into a trap.

Security footage caught the dramatic moment a suspected porch pirate approach the home to nab the boxes, but not before Mejia emerged from his home swinging a baseball bat.

As the man tried to shove the packages in his backpack, Mejia confronted the panicked man who screamed, 'oh s***, yo yo yo.'

Mejia demanded 'what you got in there,' as he restrained the suspected thieve with his hand. 

A queens homeowner came out swinging a baseball bat after a porch pirate fell into his trap by trying to steal packages on the doorstep which were empty

Carlos Mejia was sick and tired of thieves snatching delivery boxes from his front porch, so he set up a pile of decoy parcels to lure them into a trap

'This is my stuff,' the bandit said - despite blatantly being caught in the act of swiping the boxes from Mejia's home. 

'You can have everything bro,' the porch pirate said desperately. 

Mejia then told him 'get on your knees' as he pushed the man down to the ground.

As the man pleaded with Mejia, saying 'I live on the corner,' the homeowner said he didn't care.

All the while, a female - who had also emerged from the house - watched as the drama unfolded on the front steps. 

'I was just trying to make an example for those out there doing the same thing … stealing from others,' Mejia told Storyful. 

In a separate video, the police arrived to confront the porch pirate - who at this point was laying face down on the ground hysterically screaming that he need an ambulance. 

Security footage caught the dramatic moment a suspected porch pirate approach the home to nab the boxes, but not before Mejia emerged from his home swinging a baseball bat

Mejia demanded 'what you got in there,' as he restrained the suspected thieve with his hand

'Officer what am I being arrested for,' he shouted as the cops handcuffed him on the ground.

'You're being detained right now,' the officer responded.

Officers arrested the suspected thief, identified as 36-year-old Victor Stazzone.

He was booked on charges of petit larceny, criminal possession of stolen property and criminal trespass.