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