Mail Identity Theft – May 2014

Here is the round up of mail identity theft from across the nation in May 2014.

May 1:

• SAN DIEGO, California: CBS8.com – Fed-up victim takes on mail thieves, again

May 2:

• LAS VEGAS, Nevada: MyNews3.com – Rip-Off Alert: Thieves steal mail to aid check-washing scam

May 3:

• SAN DIEGO, California: CBS8.com – Victims ready to deliver justice to mail thief

May 6:

• HOUSTON, Texas: The Rancher – Houston man convicted in theft, fraud ring

May 7:

• SAN JOSE, California: San Jose Mercury News – Blotter: Packages containing creams, moisturizers stolen from Sunnyvale mailbox
• MEDFORD, Oregon: Chinook Observer – Police warn against mail theft

May 8:

• HUNTSVILLE, Alabama: AL.com – Huntsville police blotter

May 9:

• OSWEGO, New York: Syracuse.com – Police charge SUNY Oswego student in mail theft from dorms
• NAPA, California: Record Bee – Napa thefts lead to two arrests in Clearlake

May 10:

• BAY PARK, California: 760 AM KFMB – Package thief hits new neighborhood

May 12:

• PORTOLA VALLEY, California: The Examiner – Chechen man who assaulted boy, stole mail in Portola Valley sentenced
• CLARENDON HILLS, Illinois: The Doings Clarendon Hills – Mail stolen from home on Richmond Avenue

May 13:

• GARDENA, California: NBC LA – Caught on Camera: Thief Gone in Seconds After Breaking Into Mail Boxes; The man in an LA Dodgers cap used a tool to easily pry open the boxes before taking whatever he found inside
• PLEASANT HILL, California: Contra Costa Times – Pleasant Hill police report: Rash of vehicle and mail thefts
• GRANTS PASS, Oregon: KAJO 1270 – Mail & I.D. Theft Earns Grants Pass Woman 3 ½ Years
• MENLO PARK, California: Almanac News – Police calls: Blank checks stolen from Menlo Park mailboxes
• GRANTS PASS, Oregon: The Daily Courier – Prolific mail thief sentenced
• GRANTS PASS, Oregon: The Mail Tribune – Federal judge sentences Grants Pass mail thief

May 14:

• CERES, California: The Ceres Courier – Mail thefts occurring in southwest Ceres
• GRANTS PASS, Oregon: The Mail Tribune – Woman gets three and a half years for mail, ID theft
• LAS VEGAS, Nevada: FOX 5 – Man, woman sought in Vegas mail thefts

May 15:

• WAHPETON, North Dakota: Daily News – Your mailbox can be a prime target for thieves
• SEATTLE, Washington: KIRO 7 – Police: Woman stole mail, identities from more than 30 victims
• STOCKTON, California: Central Valley Business Times – Stockton pair guilty in large-scale mail theft and bank fraud probe

May 17:

• STOCKTON, California: Record Net – Video helps crack mail theft ring

May 19:

• TIPPECANOE, Indiana: Journal Courier – At least six mailboxes vandalized in area of 500 South and Old U.S. 231
• STEPHENVILLE, Texas: Stephenville Empire Tribune – Vandals destroy mailboxes in neighborhood

May 20:

• NORTH ANDOVER, Massachusetts: Eagle-Tribune – Numerous mailboxes damaged, mail stolen from at least one
• EVERETT, Washington: KIRO 7 – Police say ID thief who printed money has as many as 200 victims

May 21:

• SACRAMENTO, California: Sacramento Bee – Sacramento man sentenced in identity theft scheme

May 22:

• MERCER ISLAND, Washington: KOMO 4 – Police: Fleeing mail thief takes plunge into Lake Washington
• MT. VERNON, Illinois: KFVS 12 – Mailbox ‘bashing’ in Jefferson County, IL
• MERCER ISLAND, Washington: Mercer Island Reporter – Police apprehend suspects thought to be responsible for series of mail thefts
• MERCER ISLAND, Washington: KIRO 7 – Police boat scoops up suspected mail thief from Lake Washington
• MERCER ISLAND, Washington: KING 5 – Mail theft suspect tries to escape in Lake Washington

May 23:

• ELLENSBURG, Washington: KAPP TV – Mailbox Vandals Identified in Kittitas County
• NEWPORT BEACH, California: Newport Beach Independent – Police: Mail, Package Thefts Increase
• DICKINSON TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania: PennLive.com – Prescription meds taken from mailbox in Dickinson Township
• ELLENSBURG, Washington: KIMA TV – Four Ellensburg teens accused of vandalizing 23 mailboxes

May 27:

• SAN ANTONIO, Texas: KSAT.com – Apartment dwellers complain about mail problems: Worries about identity theft mount
• NORTH PARK, Illinois: DNAInfo Chicago – Mail Found Dumped in North Park Trash, Inspector General Investigating
• PARIS, Tennessee: Paris Post-Intelligencer – Mailbox vandalisms reported to deputies

May 28:

• GARDENA, California: Daily Breeze – Carson man held in theft of mail from Gardena building

• LOUISVILLE, Kentucky: WAVE 3 – Man steals mail, cell phone from cars

May 29:

• GULFPORT, Mississippi: Sun Herald – Woman pleads guilty in stolen mail case
• LAKE OF THE WOODS, Virginia: Fredericksburg.com – Woman convicted in mailbox thefts at LOW
• PICAYUNE, Mississippi: Picayune Item – Woman pleads guilty to mail theft in Picayune

• CANTON, Georgia: 11Alive.com – Cash swiped from mailed cards in Cherokee County

May 30:

• BAKERSFIELD, California: BakersfiledNow.com – Man loses multiple checks to mail theft
• CITRUS HEIGHTS, California: Sacramento Bee – Citrus Heights police arrest four people in suspected identity theft ring
• CITRUS HEIGHTS, California: NEWS 10 ABC – Citrus Heights police uncover ID theft ring

May 31:

• WICHITA, Kansas: KWCH 12 – Bank fraud scheme started with stolen mail: Alleged crimes result in indictments against four Wichita residents
• GRANADA HILLS, California: CBS Los Angeles – Granada Hills Residents Catch Alleged Mail Thief On Surveillance Video