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Mail Theft Monday – 6/21/10

By MailBoss | March 3, 2015

Medication taken in suspected mail theft Rome News-Tribune - 6/19/10 (WEST ROME, GEORGIA) "West Rome residents told police medication was likely stolen from their mailbox. ...

By MailBoss | March 3, 2015

Perhaps we should just start calling this post "Mail Theft Tuesday"? In our defense, it's trade show season, which makes it difficult to stay on ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Neighbor finds torn-open mail strewn in Diamond Valley The Prescott Daily Courier - 12/31/10 (DIAMOND VALLEY, ARIZONA) "A woman on her way to work Tuesday ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Residents in Michigan City, Walkerton report missing mail Herald Argus - 12/24/10 (LA PORTE, INDIANA) La Porte County Sheriffs were busy this Christmas, as a ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Valley Man Says Large Check Stolen KRGV5 - 12/18/10 (BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS) "Jaime Vega says he nearly didn't have Christmas this year, after nearly $6,000 was ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Lamoine mail theft investigated Fence Viewer - 12/10/10 (LAMOINE, MAINE) "Authorities are investigating thefts of mail from Lamoine residences, which occurred during the past week. ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

MAIL THIEVES CAUGHT IN NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA, TEXAS Arrests made in mail theft Taylor Daily Press - 12/5/10 (TAYLOR, TEXAS) "Three men have been charged ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Broomfield Enterprise police report - Nov. 28 Broomfield Enterprise - 11/27/10 (BROOMFIELD, COLORADO) "[...] Nov. 19 [...] Mail was stolen from a business in the ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

This week it's going to be brief. Not going to lie - I'm going to Mexico... like, right MEOW! So, fewer comments than usual and ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Suspected mail thief arrested in Live Oak Santa Cruz Sentinel - 11/4/10 (LIVE OAK, CALIFORNIA) "A man who stole mail and ran from a sheriff's ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

It seems that lately mailmen have gotten quite creative in delivering packages that won't fit into your curbside mailbox. This gem was on the Consumerist ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Can you believe it's November already? Many of us spent last week in Orlando at the Ace Hardware Fall Convention, so we apologize for the ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Police seek help identifying suspects Great Falls Tribune - 10/16/10 (GREAT FALLS, MONTANA) "Police are looking for help in identifying two suspects in a theft ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Tune into FOX tonight at 9 PM to catch The Good Guys, as Jack and Dan take on a small time mail thief. Or so ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

First of all, a big Happy 50th Birthday to Miss Monica, owner and CFO of Epoch Design. But we don't like to use big fancy ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Surprisingly, not much to report this week. I'm sure next week will be much more exciting! Guilty plea in check-snatching scam Washington Post - 9/8/10 ...

By Jenny | February 25, 2015

Mail thief on the loose in Concord, watch out! Contra Costa Blog - 9/1/10 (CONCORD, CALIFORNIA) "I received the following email from a reader near ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Blogging live from the MidStates Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Here is this week's round up of mail theft, from Alaska to Virginia and everywhere in ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Without further ado, here is the second installment of this week's Mail Theft Monday... More of the same. Guilty plea in D.C. identity thefts The ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

WARNING: There has been so much stinking mail theft all over the country this past week, we have to break this Mail Theft Monday into ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Person Of Interest Sought In String Of Mailbox Thefts NBC 4 - 8/13/10 (CHILLICOTHE, OHIO) "Police have identified a person of interest in connection with ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Mail theft in Falcon The New Falcon Herald - 8/8/10 (FALCON, COLORADO) "This summer, Falcon experienced a crime spree. The offense: mail theft. One or ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

August is already upon us! Oh, where has the summer gone? Okay, no more Negative Nancy here. Moving on, to all the latest and greatest ...

By Jenny | February 25, 2015

On Craigslist I saw this used MailSafeTM by Solar Group for sale for $15. In and of itself, this is not blog-worthy. However, if you ...

By Jenny | February 25, 2015

According to the 2010 Identity Fraud Survey Report (preview here) by Javelin Research, identity theft is on the rise. The number of identity theft victims ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Rash of mailbox vandalism reported in Conewago Twp. The York Daily Record - 6/12/10 (CONEWAGO TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA) "Northern York County Regional Police are investigating a ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Couple indicted in mail theft Texarkana Gazette - 6/3/10 (TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS) "Federal indictments were handed down last week for a man and woman accused of ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Latest Clay County Crime Watch List Clay Today - 5/28/10 (ORANGE PARK, FLORIDA) "On 05/21/10 mail was stolen from a mail box at a residence ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Mail theft has long been an epidemic on the west coast, but more and more mail theft is plaguing states across the nation. In recent ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Suspected two-time ATM thief arrested, Palo Alto police say Mercury News - 5/21/10 (PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA) "A man suspected of stealing a couple of 1,500-pound ...

By Jenny | February 25, 2015

Mail theft has long been an epidemic on the west coast, but more and more mail theft is plaguing states across the nation. In recent ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Lucky you, getting two weeks of Mail Theft Monday in one. To what do you owe this special privilege? Well, almost half of our office ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

This week, a huge bust in Vancouver Washington. Police found a ledger with over 400 individuals' information along with stolen mail, credit cards and more. ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

I know, I know.. It's Tuesday.... night. Let's just say it's been a busy week and leave it at that! We'll get back on track ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Just this week we have mail theft from all over the country: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Texas, and Washington! We even threw ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

People detail stories of missing mail Rutland Herald - 3/13/10 (RUTLAND, VERMONT) "A rash of vanishing greeting cards revealed itself in Rutland Friday. Ten people ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

There are so many mail identity theft stories from the past week, so I'll get right to it: Gadsden man convicted of mail fraud, sentenced ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Supporting local hardware stores - one step toward saving the economy With the state of our economy, we all need to be conscious of how ...

By Jenny | February 25, 2015

On Sunday, the New York Times ran a feature story on Architectural Mailboxes and specifically, the Oasis® Locking Mailboxes. It praised the company for innovation ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Oh, what a beautiful sight on this sunny Friday afternoon: Yup, that's Ace Hardware picking up our Mail Boss locking mailboxes by the TRUCKLOAD! Ace ...

By Jenny | February 25, 2015

Lacking in Security: Vulnerable to Fishing, Prying by Mail Thieves In Other Locking Mailboxes: Part I, we showcased the Curbside Mailsafe, the Oasis Jr.®, and ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Happy Birthday to George Washington and company! To celebrate, we've got over a dozen mail identity theft stories to share just from the past week. ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

La Pine Mail Theft 1110 KBND - 2/8/10 (LA PINE, OREGON) "A La Pine woman faces mail theft charges related to incidents that occurred in ...

By Jenny | February 25, 2015

Well, we've been saying it for awhile here: Identity Theft is on the rise! To prevent identity theft, you need to understand how identity theft ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Can you believe it's already February 1, 2010? We can't! Geez, the days are just flying by. Before you know it, it will be time ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Mail stolen from 9 mailboxes in Mooresville WCNC - 1/21/10 (MOORESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA) "Police say someone stole outgoing mail from nine mailboxes in Mooresville. The ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

This just out from the Bellingham Herald : Series of mail thefts investigated by Bellingham police The article reads: "Bellingham police are investigating a series ...

By Jenny | February 25, 2015

Happy MLK Day, everyone! Still getting used to writing "2010" here. Still boggled at the crazy amounts of mail identity theft going on across the ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Topekan charged in fraud The Capital-Journal - 1/7/10 (TOPEKA, KANSAS) "Two people, including one from Topeka, were indicted Thursday [...] for conspiracy, bank fraud, aggravated ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Holidays mean thieves have mail set in their sights Watch the video here. 9 News - Denver, COLORADO "It is a crime in which victims ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

It's the Holidays, which means the thieves are Happy too!!! Oh yes, they are. Mail theft is pretty rampant in December, with crooks looking to ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Law and Order: Marana teens indicted in mail theft, damage The Arizona Daily Star - 12/11/09 (TUSCON, ARIZONA) "Two Marana teenagers were indicted Wednesday on ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Apparently, desperate times call for desperate measures There, I Fixed It is a humorous site that celebrates "iconic images of mankind’s eternal struggle to hammer ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Editor's Note: Emphases added. Routine traffic stop turns into mail theft case Daily Democrat - 12/3/09 (WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA) "An otherwise routine vehicle stop led to ...

By Jenny | February 25, 2015

Sorry we've been so quiet lately, but things have been crazy! First Thanksgiving weekend, and now we're in.... Kansas City, Missouri! This is our first ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Editor's Note: This edition of Mail Theft Monday is one week late. Blame it on the Holidays 🙂 Here's the last November edition of "Mail ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

Mesa man arrested on dozens of credit card thefts, fraud AZ Central - 11/12/09 (MESA, ARIZONA) "Police recovered enough stolen property to fill a U-Haul ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

We now have a new color option available in select Mail Boss locking mailbox products. The new color is dubbed "Galaxy" after its speckled treatment ...

By MailBoss | February 25, 2015

We are thinking we will make "Mail Theft Monday" a regular posting, now that we have oodles of mail theft to report on, thanks to ...

By MailBoss | February 24, 2015

More mail identity theft - See below for our thoughts, take home message According to WVNS-CBS 59, city police in Beckley, West Virginia have arrested ...

By Jenny | February 24, 2015

Have you ever wondered how I find all of the news articles we feature in the "Mail Identity Theft" category? Well, I set up a Google ...

By Jenny | February 24, 2015

Here are a few more reasons to get a security locking mailbox Sorry folks. It's not going away any time soon. Here's a roundup of mail ...

By MailBoss | February 24, 2015

This just in from the Clarion-Ledger: Hundreds of post office boxes in Jackson, Mississippi have been burglarized and the contents stolen. This article (reprinted below) just goes ...

By Jenny | February 24, 2015

We're just back from the Fall 2009 Ace Hardware Tradeshow in Atlanta. There is lots to blog about, as always, but here are some pics ...

By MailBoss | February 24, 2015

Epoch Design to Showcase the New Mail BossTM Package Master Locking Mailbox at Fall Ace Hardware Market, Booth #3356, October 23-25, 2009 REDMOND, Washington (October ...

By MailBoss | February 24, 2015

A few days ago, we received an e-mail from someone who was interested in buying the Mail Boss locking mailbox. He liked everything he saw, ...

By MailBoss | February 24, 2015

So it's been awhile since we've done a Friday Dealer of the Week feature post. I'm going to go ahead and blame that on all ...

By John | February 24, 2015

The True Value show in Salt Lake City was a great show for Mail Boss sales and client connectivity. Not only did we add tens ...

By MailBoss | February 24, 2015

Two charged in Hamden mail theft; more arrests expected - New Haven Register HAMDEN, Connecticut - 10/12/2009 Mercer county mail theft - 21 News Now, WFMJ YOUNGSTOWN, ...

By MailBoss | February 24, 2015

The Modesto Bee columnist Su Vidauri recently published a column that we find rather relevant. In summary, she realizes that mail theft is a sad ...

By MailBoss | February 24, 2015

Epoch Design to Showcase the New Mail BossTM Package Master Locking Mailbox at Fall True Value Market, Booth #4866, October 2-4, 2009 REDMOND, Washington (September ...

By Jenny | February 24, 2015

What do you think of our new Mail Boss radio commercials? We have embarked on a three month radio advertising campaign in Washington state on ...

By Jenny | February 24, 2015

According to Visual Economics (graphic included below), if you follow these five steps you will be well on your way to doing what you can control ...

By MailBoss | February 24, 2015

This week we had a customer who called us inquiring about replacing her Mail Boss lock. She told us that her home had been broken ...

By MailBoss | February 24, 2015

Many people have asked us how we have a commercial locking mailbox that can accept packages, but doesn't allow you to reach your arm in ...

By MailBoss | February 23, 2015

This article published by the South Washington County Bulletin features the usual elements we see in mail identity theft stories: some guy/girl/drug addict goes around ...

By Jenny | February 23, 2015

Big news today: The Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke was one of 500 identity theft victims in a recent bank fraud scheme. It started when his ...

By MailBoss | February 23, 2015

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin reports, "Stolen mail incidents crop up locally" This just in from the Daily Bulletin in Ontario, California - mail theft is on ...

By MailBoss | February 23, 2015

If you live in or nearby Newcastle California or the Sacramento area, it's time to get a locking mailbox! You may already know that mail ...

By MailBoss | February 23, 2015

SafeGuardID Learn to protect your own Identity. We teach you how to do what is necessary to protect your own Identity. We also set up reminders ...

By MailBoss | February 23, 2015

Local hardware stores in Brooklyn can help you secure your mail Originally reported by the Brooklyn Eagle. "Brooklyn Duo Charged in Israeli Mail Theft Scheme" ...

By Jenny | February 23, 2015

As I was walking to Epoch Design's company mailbox to pick up the business mail today —melting, by the way, in this crazy triple digit Seattle summer ...

By Jenny | February 23, 2015

Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the US, and almost 10 million Americans are victimized each year. Criminals are using predominantly low-tech methods ...

By MailBoss | February 23, 2015

Mail theft is happening across the nation, and many people are turning to locking mailboxes for protection. Here at Mail Boss, we think in a few ...

By MailBoss | February 19, 2015

King County Sheriffs ask for public's help in finding couple A month ago, mail was stolen from homes in SeaTac. Among the mail taken was ...

By MailBoss | February 19, 2015

Just how much mail will the Mail Boss hold? "We installed our Mail Boss 2 years ago and love the security it provides. When on ...

By MailBoss | February 19, 2015

Beware of mailbox vandals and think of Mail Boss come Monday! We hope everyone has a safe and fun Independence Day Holiday. Just remember, if ...

By MailBoss | February 19, 2015

A quality security locking mailbox necessary to prevent mail theft and secure your identity Mail theft continues to plague the nation. Here are just a ...

By MailBoss | February 19, 2015

We found this great picture in a "funny mailbox video" online, and wanted to share it here. What a survival strategy! Perhaps this mailbox owner ...

By Jenny | February 19, 2015

There's a naked man on the loose stealing mail in Murrieta! OK, that's not true. There was a man on the loose stealing mail in ...

By MailBoss | February 19, 2015

6 arrested for mail theft Kingman Daily Miner - 6/15/09 Kingman, ARIZONA: Bullhead City and Kingman Police Departments arrested 6 individuals in a mail fraud ...

By Jenny | February 19, 2015

We currently only have one or two Mail Boss dealers in Idaho. This is a little surprising since we are based in Seattle and have ...

By Jenny | February 19, 2015

The Carey Brothers rave about the Mail Boss locking mailbox on air While I was at the National Hardware Show in Las Vegas last month, ...

By Jenny | February 19, 2015

A few days ago, Janet from Sammamish Washington left an interesting comment on one of our blog posts titled "Other Locking Mailboxes: Part I." Interestingly, ...

By Jenny | February 19, 2015

[Originally featured in Condo Management magazine] Condominiums and multi-unit housing are often at greater security risk than single-family homes, in part because criminals prey on ...

By Christopher | February 19, 2015

Mail Boss lands 17 more new accounts Epoch Design was in attendance at the Spring True Value Market in New Orleans from March 27 - ...

By MailBoss | February 14, 2015

Found this at Criggo, a weblog that features humorous ads and headlines. Apparently, some poor sap went to get the mail and found in a ...

By MailBoss | February 14, 2015

Question from Mail Boss Locking Mailbox Dealer in Stamford, CT Recently, we received an email from a new Mail Boss locking mailbox dealer in Stamford ...

By MailBoss | February 14, 2015

Marin Independent Journal reports women involved in huge mail theft case Two woman were arraigned in April 2009 in a mail theft and fraud case ...

By MailBoss | February 14, 2015

The Greenville News reports on dozens of cases of mail fraud in South Carolina Federal postal inspectors said that more than 50 people in South ...