Mail Identity Theft – October 2014

Mail identity theft, mail thief arrests, and stolen mail from the United States in October 2014. According to research, stolen mail is a leading cause of ID theft, and responsible for 80% of consumer fraud. However, it can be easily prevented with the use of a security locking mailbox, along with other prevention strategies.

Oct. 1:

• SAUSALITO, California: Marin Scope – Sausalito Police Log: Mail belonging to residents found at Novato dump
• CHESTNUTHILL TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania: Pocono Record – Mailbox stolen in Chestnuthill Township
• SEATTLE, Washington: Q13 FOX – ‘What I stole today:’ Diary leads detectives to hundreds of stolen packages, prolific crime ring

Oct. 2:

• SEATTLE, Washington: The Seattle Times – Cops say 4 stole packages, mail from 180 people in North Seattle
• SEATTLE, Washington: KING 5 – Police bust major theft ring in North Seattle

Oct. 3:

• MILL VALLEY, California: Marinj.com – Mail thieves hit at least 7 Mill Valley homes
• TULSA, Oklahoma: FOX 23 – Tulsa woman accused of stealing checks from mailboxes

Oct. 4:

• NAPA COUNTY, California: Napa Valley Register – Sheriff warns about mail tampering

Oct. 5:

• DANVILLE, Virginia: ABC 13 – Danville Woman Says Money Was Stolen Out Of Her Birthday Card She Got In The Mail

Oct. 6:

• GRANTS PASS, Oregon: KOBI 5 – Four arrested after ‘Mailbox Baseball’
• CHAMBERSBURG, Pennsylvania: Herald-Mail Media – Tri-State police briefs
• IMPERIAL BEACH, California: ABC 10 News – Mail thief targeting Imperial Beach

Oct. 7:

• HARLAN COUNTY, Kentucky: Harlan Daily – Man faces theft charge

• SEATTLE, Washington: KIRO 7 – Thief hits dozens of Seattle PO boxes; reward offered

Oct. 8:

• PELHAM, New York: Pelham Daily Voice – Pelham Police, Postal Agents Charge 9 With Mail Theft
• REDMOND, Washington: Redmond Reporter – Police blotter for Oct. 1-7: You’ve got no mail
• AUGUSTA, Maine: WABI TV 5 – Augusta Man Charged With Theft of Mail
• WESTCHESTER, New York: lohud.com – Sticky-mailbox scheme: 9 arrested: Scammers glued inside of chute in blue mail collection boxes and stole letters that stuck
• WACO, Texas: KXAN – Central Texas couple sentenced for stealing 50,000 pieces of mail
• PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania: Action 4 – Mail stolen from Pittsburgh letter carrier’s vehicle: Postal worker finds car windows smashed in Hill District
• TEMPLE, Texas: Fox KTBC – Temple couple sentenced in postal theft scheme
• WACO, Texas: KWTX.com – Local Man, Woman, Sentenced In Massive Mail Theft Scheme

• AUGUSTA, Maine: CentralMaine.com – Augusta man charged with stealing mail: Ryan Robert Pomerleau allegedly altered checks and cashed them to steal thousands of dollars.

Oct. 9:

• AUGUSTA, Maine: Kennebec Journal – Man altered, cashed checks from stolen mail, federal complaint alleges: Ryan Pomerleau of Augusta faces up to five years in prison if he is convicted of theft of mail.
• AUSTIN, Texas: Austin Business Journal – Postal theft pair sentenced; victims included Round Rock bank
• TEMPLE, Texas: Killeen Daily Herald – Temple duo sentenced for slew of mail thefts
• TEMPLE, Texas: WacoTrib.com – Temple pair sentenced in mail thefts

Oct. 14:

• DES MOINES, Iowa: The Des Moines Register – Police Beat: 400 pieces of mail stolen from vehicle
• DES MOINES, Iowa: The Des Moines Register – Reward offered in Des Moines stolen mail case
• MANSFIELD, Connecticut: Darien News – $5K check reported stolen from Mansfield mailbox
• OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma: News9.com – Metro Mail Thief Caught On Camera

Oct. 15:

• CASCADE COUNTY, Montana: Beartooth NBC – Cascade County Mail Theft Suspect
• CASCADE COUNTY, Montana: Great Falls Tribune – Sheriff’s office asks for help ID’ing suspect

• HENDERSON, Nevada: FOX 5 – 30-second, $9K-theft caught on surveillance camera

Oct. 16:

• LAS VEGAS, Nevada: ABC 13 – Neighbor fed up with repeat mailbox vandalism

Oct. 17:

• DARIEN, Connecticut: Darien Times – Check stolen from Mansfield Avenue mailbox
• LIBERTY HILL, Texas: The Independent – USPS suggests security tips after mail thefts
• RIO RANCHO, New Mexico: KRQE 13 – 3 arrested in string of mailbox break-ins, mail thefts
• HARRISON, Ohio: WLWT 5 – USPS investigation reveals 875 pieces of stolen mail in Harrison
• ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico: KOB 4 – Cops catch four suspected thieves in metro mailbox vandalisms

Oct. 19:

• ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico: Albuquerque Journal – Police arrest 2 in mail thefts
• HILLSBORO, Texas: The Reporter – Suspects In Mail Theft Scheme Sentenced

Oct. 20:

• OLNEY, Maryland: Gazette.net – Mail thefts and credit card breaches continue in Olney area: Residents urged to take precautions, report suspicious activity

Oct. 21:

• RAPID CITY, South Dakota: Rapid City Journal – Man arrested for mailbox destruction
• INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana: ABC 6 – Raw video: Porch camera captures package theft

Oct. 22:

• SACRAMENTO, California: Sacramento Bee – Sacramento woman sentenced for defrauding bail bond firm, identity theft
• ROCKWELL, North Carolina: WCNC.com – ‘Grizzly Adams’ wanted for Rowan County ID theft

Oct. 23:

• ROWAN COUNTY, North Carolina: Charlotte Observer – Rowan adds ID theft suspect to ‘most wanted’ list
• DENVER, Colorado: 9News – Mail theft in Denver caught on camera

Oct. 26:

• WEST DEPTFORD, New Jersey: NJ.com – Police Blotter: Stolen Mail

Oct. 27:

• GADSDEN, Alabama: Gadsden Times – Mail theft reported at apartment complex

Oct. 28:

• SOUTHBOROUGH, Massachusetts: MySouthborough.com – Police logs (10/23-27/14): Mail theft

Oct. 29:

• LAMONT, California: ABC 23 – KCSO: Man stole ATM card from mailbox, made two withdrawals

• LOYALL, Kentucky: Harlan Daily – Loyall woman jailed on federal warrant

Oct. 30:

• FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Connecticut: Easton Courier – Bridgeport man pleads guilty to role in stolen check scheme
• LAKE TANSI, Tennessee: Local8Now.com – Cumberland Co. deputies investigating stolen mail
• BELLEVUE, Washington: Bellevue Reporter – Mail thefts a constant concern
• AUSTIN, Texas: KXAN – Thieves target South Austin community’s mailboxes
• LOS ANGELES, California: ABC 7 – Thief steals mail from Toluca Lake condos

Oct. 31:

• SIGNAL HILL, California: Signal Tribune – SHPD arrests two Los Angeles residents for mail-theft crimes