Mail Identity Theft – March 2013

Mar. 7:

• Greenville, SOUTH CAROLINA: Anderson Independent Mail – Upstate mail thief sentenced to one year in prison
• Simpsonville, SOUTH CAROLINA: Simpsonville Patch – Mail Thief Sentenced to a Year in Prison: Harlan Lanning stole people’s mail to steal identities, pass counterfeit checks, US Attorney says.
• Santa Rosa, CALIFORNIA: Santa Rosa – Santa Rosa man suspected of mail theft
• Pacifica, CALIFORNIA: San Francisco Chronicle – Pacifica man faces jail for mail-theft scam

Mar. 8:

• Pequot Lakes, MINNESOTA: Pineandlakes.com – Mail stolen from post office collection boxes in Pequot Lakes, Nisswa
• Wilmington, NORTH CAROLINA: StarNewsOnline.com – MyReporter answers question about stolen mail

Mar. 9:

• Daly City, CALIFORNIA: The Daily Journal – Mail thief accomplice takes plea deal

Mar. 11:

• Owatonna, MINNESOTA: Owatonna Peoples Press – People dealing with string of mail thefts in Owatonna

Mar. 12:

• Pacifica, CALIFORNIA: Pacifica Patch – Pacifica Man Faces Jail Time for Mail-Theft Scam: Marlo Lacsamana collaborated with a U.S. Postal Service worker to steal credit cards and identity information.
• Silver Spring, MARYLAND: Gazette.Net – Police seek suspect in Silver Spring mail theft: Checks taken from mailbox

• Houston, TEXAS: ABC13.com – Post office mailbox burglarized in northwest Houston
• Westerville, OHIO: WBNS-10 TV – Westerville Police Issue Warning About Mail Thefts

Mar. 13:

• Minneapolis, MINNESOTA: CBS Minnesota – Tax Season Warning: Mail Box Thefts On The Rise

Mar. 14:

• Hampton, NEW HAMPSHIRE: Hampton-North Hampton Patch – Hampton Mailbox Raid Uncovers Russian National’s $100K+ Identity Theft Plot: A massive identity theft scheme was uncovered after a man told Hampton police he was looking through a mailbox because he was “lost.”
• Hampton, NEW HAMPSHIRE: Boston.com – Police: NH mail theft case connected to ID thefts
• Jefferson County, WASHINGTON: Port Townsend Leader – Mail theft case has 1,319 victims, 499 of them in Jefferson County and Port Townsend

Mar. 15:

• Gloucester, MASSACHUSETTS: GloucesterTimes.com – Gift card taken from mailbox
• Cleburne, TEXAS: Cleburne Times-Review – Deputies seek Cleburne mail theft suspect
• Pittsford, NEW YORK: WHEC.com – Pittsford resident confronts mail thief

Mar. 16:

• Bloomfield, MICHIGAN: Bloomfield-Bloomfield Hills Patch – Another Mail Theft Reported
• Louisville, KENTUCKY: WLKY – Business owner says thieves stealing from mailboxes

Mar. 18:

• East Rock, CONNECTICUT: New Haven Independent – Could There Be 2 SoHu Mail Thieves?

Mar. 19:

• Bernardsville, NEW JERSEY: The Bernardsville News – Dozens of mailboxes smashed in Bernardsville

Mar. 20:

• Unionville, PENNSYLVANIA: The Unionville Times – Police said skin cream package was stolen from damaged Newlin box

Mar. 24:

• White City, OREGON: Oregon Public Broadcasting – Man Faces Mail-theft, Stolen-check charges

Mar. 25:

• Henderson, KENTUCKY: SurfKY.com – Henderson Police Investigate Report of Mail Theft
• Port Townsend, WASHINGTON: Peninsula Daily News – Attorneys seek to have mail theft case tried in Jefferson County

Mar. 26

• Fergus Falls, MINNESOTA: Fergus Falls Daily Journal – Fergus duo charged with fraud, mail theft
• Milwaukee, WISCONSIN: Contact6 – Con men stealing identities from mailboxes

Mar. 27:

• Grove City, OHIO: Grove City Record – Thieves take bills, use information for information to commit fraud
• Needham, MASSACHUSETTS: Needham Times – Needham police log: teens suspected of opening mailbox
• Wauwatosa, WISCONSIN: WauwatosaNow – Wauwatosa police say they caught mail thief red-handed
• Tulsa, OKLAHOMA: KJRH 2 – Tulsa police hope surveillance video, community can help identify midtown Tulsa mail thief

Mar. 28:

• Munfordville, KENTUCKY: Bowling Green Daily News – Man arrested on mail theft charges
• Oklahoma City, OKLAHOMA: News9.com – Former OKC Police Officer A Victim Of Identity Theft

Mar. 29:

• Medford, OREGON: The Mail Tribune – Emergency Services: Identity theft, mail theft
• West Seattle, WASHINGTON: White Center Blog – LETTER: White Center Resident Concerned About Mail Theft
• Braintree, MASSACHUSETTS: WickedLocal – Braintree man admits to stealing mail, credit card fraud
• Fremont, CALIFORNIA: San Jose Mercury News – Fremont porch thief caught on video accepts plea offer of probation and year in jail
• Allen Park, MICHIGAN: The News Herald – ALLEN PARK BLOTTER: Letter stolen from mailbox and other police briefs