Mail Identity Theft – May 2012
May 3:
- Renton, WASHINGTON: Renton Patch – Police Crack Eastside ID Theft Ring
May 5:
- Bainbridge, WASHINGTON: Bainbridge Island Review – Bainbridge blotter: Mail stolen
- Wichita, KANSAS: The Wichita Eagle – Identity theft a relentless crime for many Kansans
- Bellevue, WASHINGTON: Bellevue Reporter – Police take down five involved in ID theft ring
May 6:
- La Cañada, CALIFORNIA: La Cañada-Flintridge Patch – Crime Blotter: Stolen Credit Cards
- Monroe, GEORGIA: The Walton Tribune – Woman accused of stealing out of mailboxes
May 7:
- Sudbury, MASSACHUSETTS: Sudbury Patch – Mailbox Vandals Strike Numerous Sudbury Neighborhoods
- Sacramento, CALIFORNIA: Sacramento Bee – Sacramento man pleads guilty to conspiracy, bank fraud
- Port Washington, NEW YORK: Port Washington Patch – ID Theft: How Not to Become a Victim
- Sacramento, CALIFORNIA: Central Valley Business Times – Sixth guilty plea in Central Valley bank fraud case
May 8:
- Catlett, VIRGINIA: Chicago Tribune – Credit Scars: Thief stole her identity, dreams
- Fresno, CALIFORNIA: KSEE 24 – Fresno Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Postal Crimes
May 9:
- Kent, WASHINGTON: The Seattle Times – Kent mail thieves busted after high-speed chase
- Sudbury, MASSACHUSETTS: Sudbury Patch – Sudbury Resident Helps Police Capture Alleged Mail Thieves
- Kent, WASHINGTON: KOMO 4 – Interrupted by police, suspected mail thieves prompt chase
- Weber County, UTAH: Standard-Examiner – Postal theft alert: Thieves steal bills to get personal information
May 11:
- Hercules, CALIFORNIA: Hercules Patch – Thursday-Tuesday Log (5-3 to 5-8): Mail tampering
- Lexington, KENTUCKY: Kentucky.com – Avoiding and coping with identity theft
May 12:
- Denver, COLORADO: The Pueblo Chieftan – Ex-ASC cop admits stealing mail
- Lake Forest Park: Lake Forest Park Patch – LFP Blotter
- La Cañada, CALIFORNIA: La Cañada Valley Sun – Rash of burglaries bring more patrols
- La Cañada, CALIFORNIA: La Cañada Valley Sun – Crime blotter, May 13
May 13:
- La Cañada, CALIFORNIA: La Cañada Patch – 3 Arrested in Multiple Mail Thefts
- Prescott, ARIZONA: The Daily Courier – ID theft remains a concern for consumers and law enforcement agencies
May 14:
- Merrimack, NEW HAMPSHIRE: Merrimack Patch – COP LOG
- Aptos, CALIFORNIA: San Jose Mercury News – Woman with stolen mail arrested in Aptos, deputies say
May 15:
- Edina, MINNESOTA: Edina Patch – Mail Box Theft
May 16:
- Olympia, WASHINGTON: KOMO 4 – Thieves targeting medical mailboxes in Olympia
- DeKalb County, GEORGIA: Stone Mountain-Redan Patch – Woman Captures Mail Theft on Video
- Olympia, WASHINGTON: The Olympian – Medical park hit by mailbox thieves
- Olympia, WASHINGTON: KCPQ – Thieves strike mailboxes in Olympia, including that of dental office
May 17:
- Pueblo, COLORADO: KKTV 11 – Alleged ID Theft Ringleader Faces Judge
- Everett, WASHINGTON: KIRO 7 – Man in 15 pending felony cases accused in large mail theft
- Hawthorne, CALIFORNIA: EasyReader – Alleged identity theft ring operator busted
- Lakewood, WASHINGTON: Suburban Times – Westside Story – Mail & I.D. Theft + Credit Fraud
- DeKalb County, GEORGIA: CBS Atlanta – DeKalb County police search for mail thief
May 18:
- Lake Stevens, WASHINGTON: The Herald – 200 in county recent victims of mail theft: Credit cards, checks and other personal information were recovered throughout the county
May 20:
- Watkinsville, GEORGIA: AccessNorthGA.com – Oconee County deputies recover apparent stolen mail
May 21:
- Athens, GEORGIA: Athens Patch – Bank Employees Find ‘Large Amount’ of Stolen Mail in Parking Lot
- Hazelwood, MISSOURI: Hazelwood Patch – Hazelwood Identity Theft Cases Not Related
- Crystal Hills, GEORGIA: Athens Banner-Herald – No leads on mail thefts in Crystal Hills, Oconee sheriff says
May 22:
- Enumclaw, WASHINGTON: Enumclaw Patch – Package Valued at More than $800 Stolen from Residence, Mailboxes Tampered With
- Arlington, VIRGINIA: Ballston-Virginia Square Patch – You Had Mail!
- Lake Stevens, WASHINGTON: Lake Stevens Journal – LSPD find mail theft victims during traffic stop
- Dothan, ALABAMA: Dothan Eagle – Dothan police make mail theft arrest
- Shoreview, MINNESOTA: Pioneer Press – Man charged with stealing prescriptions from Shoreview mailbox
- Dana Point, CALIFORNIA: San Clemente Times – Thieves in Dana Point Target Mail
May 23:
- St. Peters, MISSOURI: St. Peters Patch – Police Blotter: Tampered Mailbox Leads to Missing Mail
- Crystal Hills, GEORGIA: Athens Banner-Herald – Investigators have lead in Crystal Hills mail theft
- Vashon, WASHINGTON: Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber – Postal Service launches investigation into region-wide mail theft
- La Plata County, COLORADO: The Durango Herald – Animas Valley residents’ mail is stolen for a second time: Suspects elusive in both cases, authorities say
- Salinas, CALIFORNIA: The Salinas Californian – Sheriff: Salinas woman nabbed with stacks of stolen mail
May 24:
- Kirkland, WASHINGTON: Kirkland Patch – KPD Blotter: Mail theft
- Myrtle Beach, SOUTH CAROLINA: The Sun News – Myrtle Beach police investigate mail thefts
- Stockton, CALIFORNIA: News10 – Mail carrier accosted, 3,500 pieces of mail stolen
- Madison, GEORGIA: Athens Banner-Herald – Madison Blotter
May 25:
- Myrtle Beach, SOUTH CAROLINA: WMBF – Three neighbors report checks, money stolen from mailboxes
- Country Club Hills, ILLINOIS: Southtown Star – Country Club Hills, Homewood police blotter
- Scotts Valley, CALIFORNIA: Scotts Valley Patch – Police Arrest Trio for Identity Theft and Counter: Traffic stop leads to the arrest of three San Jose people in possession of other people’s checks, driver’s licenses and mail
- Larkspur, CALIFORNIA: Larkspur-Corte Madera Patch – Twin Cities Police Log May 16-22
May 26:
- Lake Forest Park, WASHINGTON: Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Patch – LFP Police Blotter
- Oconee, GEORGIA: Oconee Patch – Weird Police News: Scattered Mail
- Miami, FLORIDA: Post-Gazette – ID Thieves Loot Tax Checks, Filing Early and Often
May 27:
- Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA: IMDb.com – Jonny Lee Miller Stops ‘Mail Box Thief’
May 29:
- Maple Grove, MINNESOTA: Maple Grove Patch – Stolen Mail: Maple Grove Police Blotter
- Vallejo, CALIFORNIA: Vallejo Times Herald – Thieves targeting mailboxes in Vallejo
- West Seattle, WASHINGTON: West Seattle Blog – West Seattle Crime Watch: Mail theft
- Enumclaw, WASHINGTON: Enumclaw Patch – Police & Fire
May 30:
- Pleasanton, CALIFORNIA: Pleasanton Patch – Police Log
- Barrington, ILLINOIS: Barrington Patch – Police Blotter: Checks Stolen From Mailbox and More
May 31:
- Madison, GEORGIA: Athens Banner-Herald – Madison Blotter: Mail Theft
- Dublin, GEORGIA: WMGT 41 – Dublin Woman: $150 Gift Card Stolen from Mail Out of Macon Postal Service