Thanks to man's best friend, a would-be thief didn't make off with one resident's Christmas gift.
Surveillance video taken from a home in Brentwood showed a UPS deliveryman stop and leave a package on a home’s doorstep.
The Brentwood Police Department requests your assistance in identifying the suspect shown in the following photograph....
Posted by Brentwood Police Department on Thursday, December 17, 2015
Moments later, a young man jumps out of his car and appears to try and take the item.
Officials with Brentwood Police said it was the homeowner's barking dogs that scared him away from the house.
Authorities are said they’re now trying to identify the man in the video, so this doesn't happen to anyone else.
Anyone with information should call Brentwood police.