'Backstreet Boy' Doppelgänger Accused of Porch Pirating in Viral Video — Police Ask Public to ID Him

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Police in California said a man who looks like (but is not) Backstreet Boys member AJ McLean stole multiple packages from an apartment building after following an Amazon driver inside

Updated on November 24, 2025 04:46PM EST

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A California porch pirate is going viral on social media for his resemblance to a famous boy band member
Irvine police said a man who looks like Backstreet Boys member AJ McLean stole multiple packages from an apartment building after following an Amazon driver inside
Police clarified, “We’re pretty sure this isn’t AJ McLean”
Police are asking for the public's help in locating the suspect who had them "doing a double take"

A porch pirate in California is going viral on social media for his resemblance to a famous boy band member.

The Irvine Police Department shared surveillance video to Facebook on Nov. 19 of a man who they claim stole multiple packages from an apartment building after following an Amazon driver inside.

"We’re pretty sure this isn’t AJ McLean from the @backstreetboys, but the resemblance had us doing a double take," police wrote in the post.

Police are looking for help to identify this man.

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"Quit playin’ games with our mail. Backstreet’s back, but your packages shouldn’t be going with him," police added, comically referencing the boy band's 1996 song "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" and 1997 hit "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)."

Police are asking anyone with information to contact Officer Paulsen at spaulsen@cityofirvine.org.

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