Posts Tagged ‘mailbox prying’
Mail Theft Monday-February
Sunday, February 4: Fort Bragg, NC: Daily Journal Local News – Men Arrested with Heroin Stolen Mail; “The men reportedly were in the process of consuming heroin and officers searched the vehicle after learning they were both on probation. Drug paraphernalia, heroin and several stolen checks were located inside the vehicle.” Lincoln, NE: Lincoldn Journal Star – Ex-Postal Worker…
Read MoreMail Theft Monday – 1/15/2018
Here at Mail Boss, we love giving you pointers regarding ways to prevent mail theft. Unfortunately, mail theft isn’t the only concern. Another major issue that happens in neighborhoods are vehicle break-ins and just like mailboxes, these thieves look for easy targets. So, if you are one of those types of people that don’t lock…
Read MoreNew Year, New Mail Theft!
Even though the big holiday season is over, that doesn’t stop mail thieves from wanting to steal your mail year-round. Here are some tips from USPS to avoid mail theft! PROTECTING YOUR MAIL Postal Inspectors across the country work hard to protect your mail. But with deliveries to more than 100 million addresses, the Postal…
Read MoreMail Theft Monday – 12/26/2017
Florida man, Bend woman charged in mail, ID thefts Mail found scattered over five miles of Ward Road BEND, Ore. – Mail scattered along miles of roads east of Bend and in northeast Bend and a credit card theft from a car led to the arrest of a Florida man and Bend woman late Thursday,…
Read MoreHappy Customer Alert!
John called us recently to let us know what a happy customer he is for choosing our product over all the other locking security mailboxes out there! He stated that his neighbors got their mailboxes broken into while his Mail Boss outlasted the thief. As you can see, while thief was able to bend the…
Read MoreAttempted Mail Boss Prying… Twice
We have a Mailboss locking mailbox that someone tried to pry open. We’ve had it for about five years. It has a barrel lock. Here are some pictures of our damaged mailbox. The mailbox was not entered as far as I can tell but the door is damaged and I want to replace it. Is the barrel lock still being used or is the new style lock preferred?
Read MoreSan Jose #BetterByBoss | Mailbox Burglary
After two mailbox break-ins, Stephen turns to Mail Boss Stephen contacted us after he heard about our #BetterByBoss promotion on NextDoor, a new social site that allows neighbors to connect with each other. He wrote to us: Our neighborhood (San Jose, CA 95127) has been hit with a recent string of mail theft/mailbox vandalism and…
Read MoreA True Life #BetterByBoss Success!
Neighbors replace burglarized mailboxes with Mail Boss, thieves return! Well here’s something that just doesn’t happen every day… A group of neighbors in Santa Rosa reached out to us back in April after their Oasis Jr mailboxes were burglarized. Below is one of the photos of the bank of mailboxes after the burglary. The neighbors all took…
Read MoreLodi Prying Thieves Target Mail Boss
Mail thieves in Lodi have burglarized 3 other models of locking mailboxes; can’t defeat Mail Boss Nancy has spent dozens of hours and hundreds of dollars trying to deal with the mail thieves that have been raiding her Lodi California mailbox. When she first learned that her mail was being stolen, she purchased a locking…
Read MoreCurbside Comparison: Pry Resistance
Evaluating the pry resistance of Epoch Design’s curbside mailboxes, there is very little difference among the models. Due to the overall heavier-duty construction of the Mail Boss Curbside and Package Master, they rate slightly better than the Mail Manager, though: All Mail Boss mailboxes include a patented anti-pry latch locking mechanism that make them exceedingly…
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