Mail Identity Theft – November 2012

Nov. 1:

• Fort Wayne, INDIANA: News-Sentinel – An unlocked mailbox is an ID gold mine
• Eugene, OREGON: KLCC – Mailbox Thefts Raise Concerns About Voter Fraud
• Bremen, GEORGIA: CBS Atlanta 46 – Police warn homeowners to protect outgoing mail
• Fairfield, CALIFORNIA: FOX40 – Neighbors Hope to Catch Mail Thieves
• Suisun City, CALIFORNIA: Suisun City Patch – Fairfield Police Department Warns of Mail Thefts: Someone is stealing mail in the Fairfield area. Check out these tips you can follow to protect yourself.

Nov. 2:

• Shakopee, MINNESOTA: Shakopee Patch – Shakopee Crime Report: Mail Theft
• Fairfield, CALIFORNIA: The Daily Republic – Fairfield police seek 2 mail theft suspects
• North Canton, OHIO: Beacon Journal – Checks stolen from North Canton mail
• North Canton, OHIO: North Canton Patch – Police Investigating String of Thefts in Which Suspects Steal Outgoing Checks From Mailboxes: Police ask that anyone who recognizes the suspects in the bank surveillance photos call the North Canton Police Department at 330-499-5911
• North Canton, OHIO: FOX8 – Red Mailbox Flags Give Thieves Green Light

Nov. 3:

• Jonesboro, ARKANSAS: SFGate – Jonesboro police arrest identity theft suspect

Nov. 4:

• Ravalli County, MONTANA: Ravilli Republic – Ravlli County man pleads guilty to stealing mail

Nov. 5:

• Bonney Lake, WASHINGTON: Bonney Lake-Sumner Patch – Bonney Lake Police Reports: Multiple Mailboxes Broken Into
• Fargo, NORTH DAKOTA: The Dickinson Press – Stolen Fargo mail truck recovered in Grand Forks: Authorities are investigating the theft of a contracted mail truck in Fargo.
• Sheboygan, WISCONSIN: Sheboygan Press – Sheboygan man charged with stealing neighbor’s checks

Nov. 6:

• Union City, TENNESSEE: NWTNTODAY.com – Mail theft reported
• Thompson, NORTH DAKOTA: The Jamestown Sun – Stolen mail truck found near Thompson, N.D.

Nov. 7:

• Temple, TEXAS: Our Town Texas – Temple: Local Man Sentenced Wednesday For Mail Box ID Theft
• Mineola, TEXAS: Longview News-Journal – Police Report: Mailbox theft

Nov. 8:

• South Pasadena, CALIFORNIA: South Pasadena Patch – South Pas Police Looking for Mail Thief: A South Pasadena resident’s security camera captured an unidentified suspect reaching out of a white truck in the late evening and opening mailboxes.
• Moorpark, CALIFORNIA: Ventura County Star – Missouri man arrested in Moorpark mail theft
• Moorpark, CALIFORNIA: Moorpark Patch – Community Members Help Thwart Suspected Mail Thief

Nov. 9:

• Moorpark, CALIFORNIA: Ventura Edhat – Door-to-Door Solicitor Arrested for Theft

Nov. 12:

• Los Gatos, CALIFORNIA: San Jose Mercury News – Blotter: Credit card stolen from mailbox in Lost Gatos is used on spending spree

Nov. 13:

• Concord, PENNSYLVANIA: Garnet Valley Press – Mail theft in Concord

Nov. 14:

• Orange County, CALIFORNIA: OC Weekly – Little Saigon Identity Thief Who Loves Nordstrom Gets A Break
• Conewago Township, PENNSYLVANIA: WPMT – York County man arrested on 29 counts of Identity Theft
• Weld County, COLORADO: Denver Post – Woman pleads guilty to stealing $20,000 from other’s mail
• Morton Grove, ILLINOIS: Niles-Morton Grove Patch – Morton Grove Crime: Mail Theft

Nov. 15:

• Manhattan Beach, CALIFORNIA: Easy Reader – Police advise identity theft precautions
• Napa, CALIFORNIA: Napa Valley Register – Mail theft reported to police
• Arlington, MASSACHUSETTS: Arlington Patch – Mail Reported Stolen on Trowbridge Street
• York, PENNSYLVANIA: The Sentinel – York County man arrested for 29 cases of identity theft

Nov. 16:

• Natomas, CALIFORNIA: CBS Sacramento – Thieves Target Several Cluster Mailboxes in Natomas Subdivisions
• Denver, COLORADO: ABC 7 – Mail box sought after postal thefts at Denver condo

Nov. 19:

• Enumclaw, WASHINGTON: Enumclaw Courier-Herald – Mail taken, mailboxes hit | Enumclaw police reports Nov. 16-18

Nov. 20:

• Fort Collins, COLORADO: SFGate.com – Mailboxes damaged, mail stolen in Larimer County
• Watertown, NEW YORK: Watertown Daily Times – Fort Drum teen stole neighbor’s new debit card from mail, police say

Nov. 21:

• Fort Collins, COLORADO: NOCO5 – Mail Theft Reported in Fort Collins, Bellvue
• North Canton, OHIO: wkyc.com – North Canton: Police identity mail theft duo
• North Canton, OHIO: CantonRep.com – North Canton police allege pair stole from mailboxes
• North Canton, OHIO: FOX8.com – Mailbox Theft Suspects Arrested

Nov. 25:

• Merrimack, NEW HAMPSHIRE: Merrimack Patch – COP LOG: Mail Theft Reported

Nov. 26:

• Douglas County, OREGON: KPIC 4 – Area mail theft on the rise. What can you do?

Nov. 27:

• Douglas County, OREGON: KOBI-NBC 5 – Mail Theft On The Rise In Douglas County

Nov. 28:

• Johns Creek, GEORGIA: Johns Creek Patch – Blotter: Prescription Stolen from Mail 
• Fergus Falls, MINNESOTA: DL-Online – Two wanted in Fergus Falls mail, identity thefts
• Lane County, OREGON: The Creswell Chronicle – Man arrested in theft of local mail truck

Nov. 29:

• Dallas, TEXAS: The Dallas Morning News – Feds arrest men for stealing mail in Fort Worth after catching them in the act of mailbox ‘fishing’
• Cedar Springs, MICHIGAN: Cedar Springs Post – Be on alert for mail theft
• Broomfield, COLORADO: Broomfield Enterprise – Broomfield police seek victims of mail, package theft
• Mankato, MINNESOTA: The Free Press – Man accused of stealing check out of local mailbox
• Bolingbrook, ILLINOIS: Bolingbrook Patch – Bolingbrook Police: Group Steals Mail

Nov. 30:

• Charlotte, NORTH CAROLINA: WBTV – Protect yourself from holiday mail theft
• Orange County, CALIFORNIA: Navel Gazing –Federal Judge Punishes Orange County Mail Thief
• Chesterfield, VIRGINIA: KTVR – Chesterfield man says gift cards were pilfered from mailboxes