Mail Identity Theft – July 2013

July 3:

• Pocatello, IDAHO: Idaho State Journal – PPD: Mail is being stolen from mailboxes
• Charles County, MARYLAND: WUSA9 – Charles County mailbox thefts
• Charles County, MARYLAND: SMNewsNet.com – Crime Solvers Seeks Information on Thefts from Mailboxes

July 5:

• Kahaluu, HAWAII: KHON2 – Thieves target mailboxes in Kahaluu neighborhood
• Pocatello, IDAHO: East Idaho News – Mail being stolen in Pocatello

July 8:

• Springfield, MISSOURI: KSPR.com – Domestic dispute leads police to big discovery – theft from 70+ mailboxes: Prosecutors say they haven’t filed any charges, but investigators are putting together a big case than covers Greene & Christian counties.

July 9:

• Charles County, MARYLAND: WSUA 9 – 2 Women Sought For Mailbox Thefts In Md.

July 10:

• Idaho Falls, IDAHO: East Idaho News – Mail Stolen From Mailboxes
• Mecklenburg, NORTH CAROLINA: WSOCTV – Police search for man after mail stolen in Mecklenburg, Union counties
• Kaneohe, HAWAII: Hawaii News – Combating burglaries and mail theft in Windward Oahu

July 11:

• Medford, OREGON: City of Medford – Several Arrests Made in Large Scale Mail Theft Ring
• Medford, OREGON: KDRV – More Arrests Made in Mail Theft Ring
• Jackson County, OREGON: NBC 5 – Large Mail Theft Ring Disassembled By Medford P.D. & US Postal Service

July 12:

• Pocatello, IDAHO: East Idaho News – Mail Thief in Custody
• Medford, OREGON: Mail Tribune – 1,000 victims, 23 arrests in mail-theft ring

July 13:

• Dakota County, MINNESOTA: StarTribune.com – Dakota County police blotter: Theft of mail

July 15:

• Bakersfield, CALIFORNIA: KGET 17 – Thieves stealing mail from northeast Bakersfield neighborhood
• Franklin, TEXAS: The Tennessean – Williamson man wanted in church mailbox thefts captured in Mexico: Ken Stopkotte to be extradited back to Franklin from jail in Houston

July 16:

• Auburn, WASHINGTON: KOMO 4 – Thieves targeting mailboxes in Auburn and Kent
• Spartanburg, SOUTH CAROLINA: GoUpstate.com – 10 sentenced in Upstate mail theft scheme
• Prescott, ARIZONA: KSWT 13 – Prescott Valley woman is accused of stealing mail
• Lancaster County, NORTH CAROLINA: WBTV 3 – 30 mailboxes vandalized in Lancaster Co.
• Prescott Valley, ARIZONA: ABC 15 – YCSO: Delivery woman Elizabeth Gill caught stealing mail, checks
• Prescott Valley, ARIZONA: AZFamily.com – Prescott valley woman arrested; accused of stealing mail

July 17

• Auburn, WASHINGTON: KOMO 4 – Mail thieves targeting mailboxes in Auburn and Kent
• Boston, MASSACHUSETTS: WikedLocal – Braintree man gets prison term for credit card theft and fraud
• San Jose, CALIFORNIA: San Jose Mercury News – San Jose: Police shoot, kill dog after officer bit investigating mail-theft case
• San Jose, CALIFORNIA: KTVU.com – Two arrested; Pit bull shot during mail theft investigation
• Plymouth, MASSACHUSETTS: WikedLocal – Mailbox thefts in Manomet
• Hercules, CALIFORNIA: Hercules Patch – Hercules Police Log: Mail Theft, Drugs In Cars, Stolen Converters

July 18:

• Yavapai County, ARIZONA: Prescott County News – Newspaper Delivery Person Discovered Stealing Mail, Checks is In-Custody

July 19:

• Cherokee County, SOUTH CAROLINA: The Gaffney Ledger – Five Cherokeeans among 10 sentenced for their parts in mail theft ring
• Billings, MONTANA: Billings Gazette – 2 admit stealing mail for credit cards, checks
• Oak Ridge, TENNESSEE: Oak Ridge Today – Federal agents investigate alleged mail theft in Oak Ridge

July 21:

• Newport Beach, CALIFORNIA: Newport Beach-Corona del Mar Patch – Woman Allegedly Steals Mail Packages from Newport Doorstep: Three mail packages are stolen from the porch of a home on Pasada in Newport Beach.

July 22:

• Hesperia, CALIFORNIA: Daily Press – Bogey delivers in mail theft case

July 23:

• Galena, MISSOURI: KY3.com – Woman who eluded officers on long chase faces several felony charges:  Stolen checks, stolen prescriptions were found in stolen car

July 24:

• Gallatin, TENNESSEE: News 5 – Couple Wanted For Stealing Neighbor’s Identity

July 25:

• Makaha, HAWAII: KHON2 – Man charged with mail theft pleads not guilty

July 26:

• Wayne County, WEST VIRGINIA: Herald-Dispatch – Wayne blotter: Man reports $60K check stolen from mailbox
• San Antonio, TEXAS: WOAI 4 – Police: Women caught stealing mail
• Bloomfield Township, MICHIGAN: Downtown Birmingham – Check stolen from mailbox, used at Meijer
• San Antonio, TEXAS: KABB FOX – Women Face Federal Charges In Mail Theft Arrest
• Henderson County, NORTH CAROLINA: WLOS 13 – Cops Bust Mail Theft Spree
• Lantana, TEXAS: The Cross Timbers Gazette – Police investigate identity theft reports

July 29:

• Trussville, ALABAMA: The Trussville Tribune – Suspects identified in Trussville mail theft
• Hendersonville, NORTH CAROLINA: WHKP 1450AM – Local Deputies Arrest Mail Theft Suspect

July 30:

• Lafayette, LOUISIANA: DailyComet.com – Man pleads guilty to possessing stolen mail
• Gallatin, TENNESSEE: The Tennessean – Couple wanted for cashing stolen check, stealing neighbor’s identity

July 31:

• Barron, WISCONSIN: Barron News-Shield – Charges allege woman stole prescription from mailbox
• Birmingham, ALABAMA: WVTM 13 – Federal grand jury indicts women in Trussville mail thefts

• Trussville, ALABAMA: The Trussville Tribune – Two Birmingham women indicted for possessing stolen mail in Trussville