Mail Identity Theft – August 2012

Aug 1:

• Nixa, MISSOURI: CCHeadliner.com – Nixa man gets 18 years for counterfeit checks, mail theft, identify theft conspiracy: Five co-defendants also guilty
• Rusk County, TEXAS: KETK – Update: Mailbox thefts continue in northern Rusk County
• Springfield, MISSOURI: OzarksFirst.com – Three Sentenced in Counterfeit Check Conspiracy
• Colorado Springs, COLORADO: KKTV 11 – Mail Stolen in Springs Neighborhood

Aug. 6:

• Coeur d’Alene, IDAHO: NWCN – Police arrest two suspected of stealing checks from CDA mailbox, cashing them

Aug. 3:

• Coeur d’Alene, IDAHO: The Spokesman-Review – Tattoo could help track mail theft suspect

Aug. 4:

• Seattle, WASHINGTON: Maple Leaf Life – Car prowled, mail strewn at 97th and 15th

Aug. 6:

• Sammamish, WASHINGTON: Sammamish-Issaquah Patch – Sammamish Police Blotter

Aug. 7:

• San Diego, CALIFORNIA: KFMB 8 – Fed up victim asks for help catching mail thief
• Wheaton, ILLINOIS: Wheaton Patch – Glen Ellyn Man Charged with Attempted Identity Theft
• Glen Ellyn, ILLINOIS: MySuburbanLife.com – Mark Kozlowski charged with attempted identity theft after sheriff receives citizen’s tip
• Sacramento, CALIFORNIA: Central Valley Business Times – Citrus Heights couple plead guilty to multiple frauds
• Citrus Heights, CALIFORNIA: The Sacramento Bee – Citrus Heights residents plead guilty to mail theft, credit card fraud
• Rockaway Township, NEW JERSEY: NJ.com – Rockaway Township cops probe possible mail theft, tampering

Aug. 8:

• Darien, CONNECTICUT: Darien Patch – DVD Stolen from Old Kings Highway North Mailbox
• Lewis County, WASHINGTON: The Chronicle – Sirens: Theft of Mail

Aug. 9:

• Dublin, CALIFORNIA: Around Dublin Blog – Theft Caught on Surveillance Camera in Dublin, CA
• Woodbury, MINNESOTA: Woodbury Bulletin – Woodbury mail theft suspect was convicted in 2008 murder case

Aug. 10:

• Birmingham, MICHIGAN: Downtown Birmingham – Envelopes left in mail stolen
• Houston, TEXAS: KHOU – Montgomery County residents’ mail stolen in credit card fraud scheme

Aug. 11:

• Green Valley, ARIZONA: Sahaurita Sun – GV mail theft complaint leads to conviction

Aug. 12:

• Seattle, WASHINGTON: Capitol Hill Seattle Blog – Blotter: 12th/Howell mail theft arrest
• Darien, CONNECTICUT: Darien News – Blu-ray DVD reported stolen from mailbox
• Frankfort, NEW YORK: WKTV 2 – Frankfort mailboxes vandalized overnight

Aug. 14:

• Sacramento, CALIFORNIA: Central Valley Business Times – Sacramento man pleads guilty to bank fraud, wire fraud and ID theft – Stolen mail started the cascade of crime
• Meridian, MISSISSIPPI: WLBT 3 – Meridian woman sentenced for identity theft

Aug. 16:

• Alameda, CALIFORNIA: San Jose Mercury News – Alameda police blotter: Residents fall prey to ID theft
• Simi Valley, CALIFORNIA: Ventura County Star – Man, 24, arrested in connection with Simi Valley mail theft

Aug. 17:

• Auburn, GEORGIA: Barrow Patch – Auburn Residents Report Damage to Mailboxes

Aug. 18:

• Newton, MASSACHUSETTS: Newton Patch – OMGPD: A $5,000 Check & Mailbox-Pilfering Zombies

Aug. 19:

• Rusk County, TEXAS: Kilgore News Herald – Sheriff’s office warns of mail theft in Rusk County
• Palos Verdes Estates, CALIFORNIA: Palos Verdes Patch – Palos Verdes Estates Crime: Postal Theft

Aug. 20:

• Cumming, GEORGIA: NorthFulton.com – Mail stolen from home in Cumming
• Marion Oaks, FLORIDA: OCALA.com – Marion Oaks mailboxes vandalized
• Atlanta, GEORGIA: CBS Atlanta – Vandals damage 31 mailboxes in southeast Georgia
• Lakeville, MINNESOTA: Lakeville Patch – Order of Detention Issued for Alleged Mail Thief
• Northfield, MINNESOTA: Northville Patch – Alleged Mail Thief Formally Charged

Aug. 21:

• Oakdale, MINNESOTA: Oakdale Patch – Oakdale Police Blotter: Mail Theft
• Westwood, MASSACHUSETTS: Westwood Patch – Westwood Police Logs: Dozen Mailboxes Stolen, Damaged 
• Rome, GEORGIA: Rome News-Tribune – Report: Medications stolen from mailbox

Aug. 23:

• Clearlake, CALIFORNIA: Paradise Post – Suspected ID thieves nabbed in Clearlake
• Oroville, CALIFORNIA: Paradise Post – Identity theft spree ends with Chico suspects’ arrests in Clearlake

Aug. 24:

• Temecula, CALIFORNIA: SWRNN.com – Temecula man nabbed for possession of fake credit cards, counterfeit money

Aug. 26:

• Northfield, MINNESOTA: Northfield Patch – Week in Review: Fatal Car Crash, Mail Theft, New Downtown Store

Aug. 27:

• Johnson County, INDIANA: JohnsonCountySheriff.com – Local Crime Alert: Mail Theft & Check Washing

Aug. 28:

• Franklin, INDIANA: WISH – Residents asked not to put checks in mailboxes
• Lexington, SOUTH CAROLINA: Lexington Patch – 11 Mailboxes Vandalized in Lexington Neighborhood
• Grove City, OHIO: WBNS – Mail Thief Clears Out Woman’s Bank Account
• Croydon, NEW HAMPSHIRE: WNTK – Newport and Croydon Mail Theft
• Grove City, OHIO: YouTube.com – Grove City Mail Thief

Aug. 29:

• Atlanta, GEORGIA: 11alive.com – Mail stolen from Atlanta apartments
• Atlanta, GEORGIA: AJC.com – Signed, sealed, not delivered: Atlanta police seek mail thief
• Cascade, GEORGIA: Cascade Patch – Shamrock Garden Apartments Mail Thief Caught on Camera – Do You Know Him?

Aug. 30:

• Atlanta, GEORGIA: WSBTV – Mail thief caught on camera at Atlanta apartment complex
• Santa Cruz, CALIFORNIA: San Jose Mercury News – Authorities seek identity theft victims in Santa Cruz, Santa Clara counties

• Watsonville, CALIFORNIA: Watsonville Patch – Sheriff’s Office Releases Names of Identity Theft Ring Victims: Over 60 people from across the country were victims of an identity theft ring, and some may not even know it Sheriff’s office says

• Santa Cruz, CALIFORNIA: Santa Cruz Patch – Deputies Busty County-wide Theft Ring in Scotts Valley: An apartment was raided on Oak Lane Thursday morning after days on the trail of serial thieves.

Aug. 31:

• Santa Cruz, CALIFORNIA: San Jose Mercury News – Authorities seek identity theft victims in Santa Cruz, Santa Clara counties
• West Seattle, WASHINGTON: West Seattle Blog – West Seattle Crime Watch: Car-prowl arrest; bike, mail thefts
• Santa Cruz, CALIFORNIA: San Jose Mercury News – Deputies continue to unravel large identity theft, burglary case
• Scotts Valley, CALIFORNIA: KION – 70 Stolen Identities Found in Scotts Valley Home