Posts Tagged ‘mail theft news’
Mail Identity Theft: 1/10/11-1/16/11
Police blotter: Jan., 15, 2011 The Union – 1/15/11 (GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA) “[…] 10:14 a.m. — A caller from the 300 block of Pleasant Street reported a debit card had been stolen from a mailbox and money was taken. […]” COMMENTS: We all receive sensitive information in the mail, including sometimes debit and credit cards.…
Read MoreMail Identity Theft: 1/17/11-1/24/11
Monday-Tuesday Log: Mail Theft, Resisting Arrest Hercules Patch – 1/19/11 (HERCULES, CALIFORNIA) “[…] Mail Theft: A resident on the 1200 block of Promenade reported online new checks she had ordered were stolen from her mailbox and one the checks was cashed in Napa. […]” COMMENTS: Here is what to do if your mail is stolen.…
Read MoreMail Identity Theft: 1/25/11-1/30/11
Mel Gibson’s screener of ‘The Beaver’ stolen from his mailbox. ‘We think Pee-Wee Herman did it,’ say the police Entertainment Weekly – 1/28/11 (MALIBU, CALIFORNIA) “That poor Mel Gibson just can’t catch a break. First, a fictional typhoon devastates Mago, the actor’s real private island. Then some sticky-fingered hoodlum steals Gibson’s screener of The Beaver…
Read MoreMail Identity Theft: 2/1/11-2/6/11
Grand Rapids couple plead guilty to stealing checks from mailboxes, putting their names on them The Grand Rapids Press – 2/5/11 (GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN) “A Grand Rapids couple accused of stealing mail and cashing altered checks pleaded guilty to federal charges. Harold Lewis Oliver, 33, pleaded guilty to possession of stolen mail and eight counts…
Read MoreMail-Identity Theft: 2/8/11-2/13/11
N.J. man admits stealing government checks from mail boxes, postal trucks NJ.com – 2/13/11 (CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY) “A southern New Jersey man has admitted stealing thousands of dollars of government checks from mail boxes and postal trucks in the Camden area. Forty-two-year-old Nathaniel Johnson faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday…
Read MoreMail Identity Theft: 2/14/11-2/24/11
Police: Mail stolen over holiday weekend WHTM 27 – 2/23/11 (EAST PENNSBORO, PENNSYLVANIA) “Two East Pennsboro residents reported their mail stolen around President’s Day while post office services were closed, according to police. The victims had placed their mail into residential mailboxes for pick-up on Monday, Feb. 21, police said. Upon remembering it was a…
Read MoreMail Identity Theft: Feb 25-Mar 10
Prescription drugs stolen from mailbox: Orange Police Blotter Chagrin Solon Sun – 3/10/11 (ORANGE, ILLINOIS) “THEFT FROM MAILS, BRAINARD ROAD: Police are investigating the apparent theft of prescription medication sent through the mail late last month. The victim was not sure if it was Feb. 25 or the next day that she found the ripped…
Read MoreJust for Fun: Mail Thief FAIL!
A mail thief walks into an apartment building in Brooklyn, pries open some mailboxes and steals the mail. Before he leaves he steals the surveillance camera too, but not before removing the tape. He dumps the security tape at the scene of the crime, because what’s he going to do with it? Unfortunately for him,…
Read MoreMail Identity Theft: 3/11/11-3/17/11
Castle Hills police: Mailbox theft ring clears out $15,000 in stolen checks KENS5 – 3/17/11 (CASTLE HILLS, TEXAS) “UPDATE: Thursday afternoon police arrested Justin Ayer, who is suspected to be the leader of an alleged mailbox theft ring. Ayer is now in custody. Castle Hills police are warning residents about an alleged mailbox crook. They…
Read MoreMail Identity Theft: 3/22/11-4/13/11
MAIL REPORTED STOLEN, LOW SECURITY LOCKING MAILBOXES BROKEN INTO, MAIL IDENTITY THIEVES ARRESTED, CHARGED and SENTENCED.
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