Mail Identity Theft – October 2012

Oct. 1:

• Novato, CALIFORNIA: Marin Independent Journal – Novato mailboxes raided, mail scattered, in Green Point area
• Charlotte, NORTH CAROLINA: Mooresville Tribune – Man charged with stealing check from mailbox
• Long Hill, CALIFORNIA: Daily Record – Police Blotter: Mail theft in Long Hill

Oct. 3:

• Contra Costa, CALIFORNIA: SFGate.com – ALERT: Mail Thieves on the Loose – Stolen Mail Found on Farm Bureau Road
• Lubbock, TEXAS: FOX 34 – Woman arraigned for possession of stolen mail

Oct. 4:

• Anchorage, ALASKA: Delta News Web – Identity Theft Risks Lure in the Mail
• Lubbock, TEXAS: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal – Woman pleads not guilty in mail theft case
• Woodside, CALIFORNIA: Almanac Online – ‘Significant’ mail theft reported in Woodside
• Tulsa, OKLAHOMA: ABC8 – Police Arrest Woman Suspected of Mail Theft
• Tulsa, OKLAHOMA: NewsOn6.com – Choteau Woman Arrested For Stealing Mail In Tulsa
• Tulsa, OKLAHOMA: FOX23 – Woman accused of stealing mail from more than a dozen homes
• Tulsa, OKLAHOMA: KJRH 2 – Suspected mail thief caught on video in South Tulsa

• Mission Viejo, CALIFORNIA: Navel Gazing – Anaheim Mail Thief Gets Sentenced in Federal Court

Oct. 5:

• Tulsa, OKLAHOMA: FOX 23 – Caught on tape: Neighbors help catch mail thief
• San Mateo, CALIFORNIA: NBC Bay Area – Security Alert: Watch Your Mailbox
• Mankato, MINNESOTA: KEYC – Man Seen Stealing From Mailbox In Mankato
• Redwood City, CALIFORNIA: Redwood City-Woodside Patch – Local Area on Alert After String of Mailbox Thefts: Several mailboxes in the area were broken into and their mail contents stolen this week
• Ravenswood Chicago, ILLINOIS: Every Block Chicago – Mail Theft
• Jefferson County, COLORADO: The Denver Post – Officials seek identity of mail thief suspect caught on camera

Oct. 9:

• Colorado Springs, COLORADO: KKTV 11 – Packages Stolen From Mailbox
• Brookline, MASSACHUSETTS: Wiked Local Brookline – Brookline incident reports: Oct 5-8

Oct. 10:

• Prospect Heights, NEW YORK: Prospect Heights Patch – Months of Mailbox Break-Ins Plaguing Prospect Place Residents: For nearly a year, mail has been repeatedly taken and strewn on the street
• Albany, GEORGIA: WALB – Identity theft rampant in GA
• San Juan, TEXAS: KRGV – San Juan Residents Upset over Mail Theft

Oct. 11:

• Nipomo, CALIFORNIA: edhat – Nipomo Mail Theft

Oct. 12:

• Redmond, WASHINGTON: Redmond Reporter – Officers investigate mail theft in Overlake

Oct. 14:

• El Cerrito, CALIFORNIA: ABC7 – El Cerrito police alerting residents to recent mail thefts
• El Cerrito, CALIFORNIA: El Cerrito Patch – Police Alert on Mail Theft Suspect in El Cerrito: El Cerrito police are asking the public’s help in catching a mail thief who struck several times this past week in the city. Police released a photo of the suspected thief captured on home surveillance video. 

Oct. 15:

• Brentwood, CALIFORNIA: Brentwood Patch – Mail Theft Strikes Brentwood

Oct. 16:

• Modesto, CALIFORNIA: The Modesto Bee – Modesto woman pleads guilty to ID theft

Oct. 18:

• Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA: CBS Los Angeles – Radio Shock Jock, Ex-TV Cop Help Catch Alleged Hollywood Hills Mail Thief
• Tulsa, OKLAHOMA: FOX23 – Federal charges filed in mail theft

Oct. 19:

• Ramsey County, MINNESOTA: StarTribune.com – Ramsey County aims to nip fraud in the bud

Oct. 23:

• Green Point, CALIFORNIA: Novato Patch – 2 Arrested as Suspects in Green Point Mail Thefts and Burglaries: Sheriff’s deputy spots car from Hercules in area early Tuesday morning and finds stolen mail.
• Gladwin County, MICHIGAN: WNEM5 – Identity theft crushes Gladwin couple, $30,000 in debt racked up
• San Jose, CALIFORNIA: NBC – San Jose Police Arrest Man On Bike With Toddler For Stealing Mail: The suspect is thought to have been stealing mail with a child on his bike.

Oct. 24:

• Contra Costa County, CALIFORNIA: Press Democrat – Charges added in case of woman found in Rohnert Park with stolen IDs
• San Juan Island, WASHINGTON: San Juan Islander – Mail Theft Alert
• Marin County, CALIFORNIA: San Jose Mercury News – Mail theft suspects from Hercules and Vallejo arrested in Marin County

Oct. 25:

• Tulsa, OKLAHOMA: KJRH.com – TPD battles all-too-common mail theft

Oct. 26:

• West Seattle, WASHINGTON: West Seattle Blog – West Seattle Crime Watch: Mailbox prowling

Oct. 29:

• Oroville, CALIFORNIA: Oroville Mercury-Register – Yuba City trio faces burglary, identity theft charges after Oroville arrest

Oct. 30:

• Petaluma, CALIFORNIA: Petaluma360 – Suspected mail thief arrested after Petaluma crash
• College Station, MINNESOTA: WTAW – Bryan Woman Arrested on Federal Mail Theft Charges