Posts Tagged ‘mailbox prying’
A Caveat on Cluster Mailboxes for Canada
Centralized Mail Delivery Not a Viable Cost-Saving Alternative to Residential Delivery For as long as we have been tracking news reports of mail-identity theft, Canada has had community mailbox break-ins. Now, Canada Post is promising to end residential mailbox delivery in favor of centralized mailbox delivery in order to save costs. I wonder how much…
Read MoreVIDEO: Mail Manager Withstands Prying
The new Mail Manager might be smaller than the Mail Boss, but it’s still one tough mailbox. We put the Mail Manager to the test just to see exactly how secure it is: The video really speaks for itself, but we’re very pleased with how the Mail Manager stands up to minutes of prying with…
Read MoreThefts from “Secure” Mailboxes in Oregon
KATU News reports a string of mail thefts in Sandy, Oregon A rash of mail thefts has people concerned. One woman knew there was a problem when she found her mailbox empty and other people’s mail laying nearby. Some residents found their “locking mailboxes” pried open. Others found their mailbox locks had been cut off.…
Read MoreAttempted Mail Boss Mailbox Prying in Stockton
A happy Mail Boss customer, Gary, emailed us to share that his mother’s Mail Boss mailbox in Stockton survived an attempted mailbox prying burglary. According to the mail carrier, other mailboxes in the neighborhood were compromised: I bought one of your mailboxes last Christmas for my mother who lives in a challenging neighborhood in Stockton, CA. This…
Read MoreOasis Jr Mailboxes Pried Open, not the Package Master
Tim shared this photo on the Mail Boss Facebook page: He jokes: “The mail thieves came back again and scratched my mailboss” … meaning, they weren’t able to do much more than that! Tim has the Mail Boss Package Master installed on a custom spreader next to his neighbors’ Oasis Jr mailboxes by our competitor,…
Read MoreAttempted Mail Boss Mailbox Prying in Tuscon
Maureen called us today to let us know that after years of faithful service, her eight-year-old Mail Boss locking mailbox survived an attempted burglary in Tuscon, Arizona. As you can see from the pictures she provided, someone tried to pry open her Mail Boss mailbox using a screwdriver or a crowbar. There are places where the…
Read MoreAttempted Mail Manager Prying in Santa Fe
Therese from Santa Fe reached out to us because a would-be mail thief tried to pry open her Mail Manager. While the thief was not successful in breaking into her mailbox, he did manage to do quite a bit of damage to the box itself. As you can see from the images below, the housing…
Read MoreJim’s Mail Boss Withstands Prying
We disagree with those who say that a locking mailbox is just to keep honest folks honest. The reality is that dishonest folks are increasingly prying open locking mailboxes to steal mail for identity theft, but a quality secure locking mailbox can prevent them from successfully breaking into your locking mailbox. For example, consider this…
Read MoreWannabe Thieves Prying Mailboxes in Mooresville NC
We received this photo from a Mail Boss customer in Mooresville, North Carolina. She reports that thieves are prying mailboxes in her neighborhood, and attempted to pry open her Mail Boss Curbside. As you can see below, the thieves were unsuccessful in stealing mail. They did manage to do some damage to the mailbox, but…
Read MoreCascade Pest Locking Mailboxes Burglarized
(Pro-tip: There’s a solution for that!) One of our vendors sent us a letter stating that payments may have been stolen from the mail. While many people have moved away from uses checks to pay bills, most businesses still send and receive payments by mail. Locking mailboxes can prevent checks from being stolen from the…
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