Rancho Cordova police use new cameras, team up with USPS to crack down on mail theft

Rancho Cordova police use new cameras, team up with USPS to crack down on mail theft

From the article: "...Police Chief Matthew Tamayo showed CBS13 the real-time information center where officers analyze the live feeds of the traffic cameras across the city with new Flock cameras that read license plates and give vehicle descriptions during the day or night. The officers can then relay the information instantly to patrol officers who are in the field.

One of the biggest gamechangers is the new working relationship Rancho Cordova PD has with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. ..."

Article Reference: www.cbsnews.com

Former St. Louis postal mail handler admits to stealing $68K in checks

Former St. Louis postal Mail Handler admits to stealing $68K in checks

From the article: "...A former mail handler with the United States Postal Service pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges related to pandemic loan fraud and...Anthony Virdure II, 30, admitted to one count each of mail theft and wire fraud. The plea follows a series of investigations initiated after law enforcement discovered multiple stolen checks linked to Virdure’s place of employment—the St. Louis Processing and Distribution Center, located at 1720 Market Street.

The investigation began Dec. 1, 2023, when U.S. Postal Inspectors were summoned by Hazelwood police after 30 checks were located inside a rental vehicle that had been returned."

Article Reference: www.kttn.com
St. Louis Processing and Distribution Center, Mail Theft, Loan Fraud, Inside Jobs,

Postal employee pleads guilty to role in mail theft ring

Postal employee pleads guilty to role in mail theft ring

From the article: "...A United States Postal Service employee pled guilty on Wednesday for his role in a mail theft ring in Providence, according to Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.

33-year-old Darren Camacho, of Providence, pled guilty to conspiracy to steal mail and theft of U.S. Mail by a postal employee. ...

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Article Reference: www.abc6.com

Cherokee County USPS employee charged with mail theft

Cherokee County USPS employee charged with mail theft

From the article: "...HOLLY SPRINGS, Ga. - A man was arrested for stealing money from mail dropped off at the Holly Springs service center. ...Calvin Jones, who worked at the Holly Springs service center, was arrested ... Calvin Jones allegedly took from mail multiple times, police said. He is charged with theft by taking and exploitation of an elder. "

Article Reference: www.fox5atlanta.com
Theft by taking and exploitation of an elder, Crimes on the Elderly,Mail theft,Crime,Georgia, Holly Springs (Georgia),Inside Jobs,Poor Vetting of Postal Workers,

Postal worker in Chattanooga pleads guilty to stealing mail

Postal worker in Chattanooga pleads guilty to stealing mail

From the article: "...CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A postal worker in Hamilton County has admitted to stealing the mail.

Agents with the United States Postal Service arrested Jose Martinez back on February 18th. ..."

Article Reference: newschannel9.com
Mail theft,Chattanooga, Tennessee,

Man recorded using USPS master key to steal mail from 20+ Dallas homes

Man recorded using USPS master key to steal mail from 20+ Dallas homes

From the article: "...The United States Postal Inspection Service is investigating and working to track down a man's vehicle ...Surveillance video shows a brazen thief quickly stacking up stolen mail from a Dallas neighborhood, using what postal inspectors say is a stolen master key. The theft happened Tuesday night in a Dallas neighborhood and affected at least 20 homes.

Neighbors said they initially did not suspect anything was wrong as their mailbox cluster was not damaged."

Article Reference: www.nbcdfw.com
Cluster Box Crime,

Crime Infested NYC | Brooklyn Mail Theft: Crime caught on surveillance video leaves Crown Heights community on edge

Brooklyn Mail Theft: Crime caught on surveillance video leaves Crown Heights community on edge

From the article: "...A community in Crown Heights, Brooklyn is feeling uneasy after a video showed a man stealing mail from a postal box on a street corner. ..."

Article Reference: abc7ny.com
New York,The Crime Infested Democrat Years,Brooklyn Mail Theft,Crime,Mail theft,

Two Former Postal Workers Charged with Stealing

Two Former Postal Workers Charged with Stealing U.S. Treasury Checks Valued at more than $4 Million from Kennedy Airport Mail Facility

From the article: "...Two Former Postal Workers Charged with Stealing U.S. Treasury Checks Valued at more than $4 Million from Kennedy Airport Mail Facility. ..."

Article Reference: www.google.com

Investigating internal mail theft: USPS customer believes mail carrier cashed his $3,000 check

Investigating internal mail theft: USPS customer believes mail carrier cashed his $3,000 check

From the article: "...BALTIMORE — Mail theft continues to be a problem. Thieves are targeting collection boxes, doorsteps, even postal workers - assaulting and robbing them of arrow keys used to open communal mailboxes. ..."

Article Reference: www.wmar2news.com
Mail theft,Check Fraud,

Rochester Man Pleads Guilty to Mail Theft and Possession of USPS Key

Rochester Man Pleads Guilty to Mail Theft and Possession of USPS Key

From the article: "...ROCHESTER, NY – Nathan Romar Arnold, a 23-year-old Rochester resident, pleaded guilty to charges of possessing a United States Postal Service (USPS) key and theft of mail, U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today. These charges could lead to a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney Katelyn M. Hartford, who is prosecuting the case, detailed the incidents that occurred on October 1 and 2, 2023. Arnold, along with accomplices, targeted USPS mail receptacles near the USPS Brighton Station Post Office on N. Winton Road, the Greece Post Office on Latta Road, and the Jefferson Road Post Office. The group used a stolen key from a USPS letter carrier to unlawfully access and steal mail for personal gain...."

Article Reference: www.shorenewsnetwork.com

Former Rochester mail carrier pleads guilty to theft of mail

Former Rochester mail carrier pleads guilty to theft of mail

From the article: "ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Marlene Cruz, 40, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to theft of mail matter by officer or employee..."

Article Reference: www.justice.gov
theft of mail matter by officer or employee

Is mail being stolen inside a major Houston USPS facility?

Is mail being stolen inside a major Houston USPS facility?

From the article: "...Grayden said on Jan. 24, she mailed a quarterly check to the IRS to pay for her taxes. She even paid extra to send it via certified mail because she thought that would be the safest way to make sure someone at the IRS signed off on receiving the check. Then, on Feb. 15, Grayden said she saw a pending payment in her bank account for an amount she didn't recognize. When she looked at an image of the check on her bank's website, she realized the check number matched the one she sent to the IRS, but the amount on it was changed to $9,000. ..."

Article Reference: abc13.com

Alabama postal worker sold USPS key, leading to mail stolen from collection boxes

Alabama postal worker sold USPS key, leading to mail stolen from collection boxes

From the article: "Alabama Postal worker sells USPS key, then hundreds of pieces of mail are stolen, feds say. ...she sold a USPS key for $2,500 — resulting in hundreds of pieces of mail stolen in Alabama. While a mail carrier at a post office in Prichard, the woman stole a USPS “arrow” key and sold it to a “co-conspirator” in exchange for cash in October 2022, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama. This co-conspirator used the key, which opens all the blue USPS collection boxers in a specific region, to steal mail, prosecutors said..."

Article Reference: www.miamiherald.com

Mail theft, robberies spiking across Bay Area: Here's what you should know

Mail theft, robberies spiking across Bay Area: Here's what you should know

From the article: ""Our mailbox has been broken into about 10 to 15 times over the last two to three years," Jones said. ...Jones says over the past year or so, he's often times come home to find the doors on his mailbox either broken into or tampered with. ..."

Article Reference: www.msn.com
Mail theft,Robberies,Crime,

Alabama | Huntsville USPS worker sentenced to 18 months for stealing mail

Huntsville USPS worker sentenced to 18 months for stealing mail

From the article: "...The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday that a federal judge sentenced Zachary Rashad Humphrey, 31, of Huntsville to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for stealing mail between March and April of 2022. ...stole checks from the mail meant to be delivered on his route and sold them on the dark web. "

Article Reference: whnt.com
Mail theft,Crime,Huntsville Alabama,Mail Carrier,USPS,

Woman credits good neighbors for helping stop mail thieves

Woman credits good neighbors for helping stop mail thieves

From the article: "...Jason Giudice looked out of his window in the Harvest Subdivision and saw two women drive up to Mahler's mailbox. He said the women pulled mail out of the box and started taking photos of the envelopes. Giudice saw the unfamiliar people and went outside to confront them. They spun..."

Article Reference: www.ktvq.com
Mail theft,Identity Theft,

Thieves use Postal Service "Informed Delivery" to monitor and steal mail

Thieves use USPS "Informed Delivery" to monitor and steal mail

From the article: "...Investigators say crooks use your name to sign up..."

Article Reference: www.koaa.com

USPS Talks Preventing Package Theft This Christmas

From the article: "...We’ve seen it reported nationally and here in the Metro, people following delivery trucks and then stealing packages from front porches. The United States Postal Service says the best way to avoid that is to keep up with your package and keep in touch with the post office..."

Article Reference: wjtv.com
Mail theft,

Mail, packages stolen from postal vehicles

From the article: "...Thieves broke into postal vehicles and stole packages and mail in a recent string of robberies in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. Police said the thieves broke in while the vehicles were parked and unattended..."

Article Reference: abc7chicago.com
Mail theft, postal crime,

Former postal management employee convicted of theft

Former postal supervisor convicted of theft

From the article: "...The jury heard from a registry clerk who reported she had received on at least one occasion a registry sack that had a hole in in it near the top. A delivery driver also testified about taking bags that appeared to have been cut open..."

Article Reference: www.yourhoustonnews.com