Eastchester, NY
News
Man Admits To Using Postal Key To Steal Mail From Westchester Mailbox Man Admits To Using Postal Key To Steal Mail From Westchester Mailbox
Man Admits To Using Postal Key To Steal Mail From Westchester Mailbox A man who was busted in possession of a forged Connecticut driver’s license admitted to using a postal key to steal undelivered mail from a USPS mailbox in Westchester last year. Bronx resident James Rodriguez, 31, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Sept. 17 in Westchester County Court to a pair of felony charges after he was busted stealing mail in Mount Vernon last year. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino Jr. said that at approximately 12:30 a.m. on May 3 last year, Rodriguez was caught stealing mail from the blue USPS mailbox on East Sandford Boulevard. Scarpino said at the …

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
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Former CT Postal Worker Admits To Stealing Cash, Gift Cards In Mail Former CT Postal Worker Admits To Stealing Cash, Gift Cards In Mail
Former CT Postal Worker Admits To Stealing Cash, Gift Cards In Mail A mail carrier pleaded guilty on Sept. 8 to stealing over 100 pieces of mail and pocketing any cash or gift cards inside. Elizabeth Urbani, a 42-year-old West Haven resident who was employed in New Haven, was released on a $50,000 bond after pleading guilty to the felony of theft of mail by a USPS employee, waiving her right to be indicted. She could face a maximum sentence of five years.  The theft was discovered after multiple complaints in December of 2019 established a pattern of mail missing from individuals on Urbani's route.  An investigation conducted by USPS, according t…

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by Christina Coulter
Massapequa, NY
News
Here's How You Can Avoid Being Reeled In By Mail Fishing Here's How You Can Avoid Being Reeled In By Mail Fishing
Here's How You Can Avoid Being Reeled In By Mail Fishing Though it’s not officially fishing season, police are cautioning area residents to be wary of scammers going “fishing” in United States Postal Service mailboxes. Law enforcement agencies in the tri-state area issued alerts warning of scammers who have been making the rounds “fishing” in USPS mailboxes in an attempt to steal checks and personal information. Police said that “mail fishing” is a crime that involves thieves using a weighted object that is attached to a string or wire and covered in a sticky substance to retrieve mail from out of postal boxes. According to police, “‘mail fisher…

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by Zak Failla
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Wayne PD: Officer Nabs Mail Thieves With Hundreds Of Stolen Checks, Credit Cards, More Wayne PD: Officer Nabs Mail Thieves With Hundreds Of Stolen Checks, Credit Cards, More
Wayne PD: Officer Nabs Mail Thieves With Hundreds Of Stolen Checks, Credit Cards, More A Wayne police officer nabbed three Paterson men before dawn Tuesday with several hundred pieces of stolen mail – including checks, credit cards and more, authorities said. All belonged to residents of Wayne, Pompton Plains, Fairfield, and Haskell, Detective Capt. Daniel Daly said. Responding to a resident's 5 a.m. call, Officer David Fox spotted the suspects in a vehicle on Webster Drive, Daly said. Arrested were Jose Veras, 18, Edward Lopez, 19 and Osvaldo Rios, 22, all of whom were processed and released pending court hearings on charges of theft, conspiracy and credit card fraud. “The…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Feds: 30-Year Jersey Shore Postal Carrier, 60, Caught Stealing Military Vets' Meds Feds: 30-Year Jersey Shore Postal Carrier, 60, Caught Stealing Military Vets' Meds
Feds: 30-Year Jersey Shore Postal Carrier, 60, Caught Stealing Military Vets' Meds A Jersey Shore postal carrier who'd stolen prescription medications intended for a military veteran tried doing it again -- only this time he swiped a bottle that federal agents had planted at the post office, authorities said. Christopher F. Donohue, a 60-year-old grandfather of three from Leonardo, in Monmouth County, originally stole an envelope on March 2 containing prescription medication that the federal Department of Veterans Affairs had mailed to a military veteran, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Thursday. The theft "was consistent with a series of other mail packages …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Stop Of Suspicious Vehicle Leads To Discovery Of 100 Pieces Of Stolen Mail, Darien Police Say Stop Of Suspicious Vehicle Leads To Discovery Of 100 Pieces Of Stolen Mail, Darien Police Say
Stop Of Suspicious Vehicle Leads To Discovery Of 100 Pieces Of Stolen Mail, Darien Police Say A stop of a suspicious vehicle by police led to the discovery of more than 100 pieces of stolen mail. The incident took place in Fairfield County around 2:51 a.m., Tuesday, May 5, when officers assigned to the midnight shift were notified by a Darien resident of two men on his property, said Darien Police Sgt. James Palmieri. As the officers were responding to the call on Casement Street they spotted a black sedan on Post Road traveling away from Casement Street, Palmieri said. The officer began to follow the vehicle which was determined to be registered to an address in Bridgeport, w…

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by Kathy Reakes
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Letters Stolen From Multiple Mailboxes On Same Darien Street Letters Stolen From Multiple Mailboxes On Same Darien Street
Letters Stolen From Multiple Mailboxes On Same Darien Street A suspicious man was witnessed stealing mail from multiple mailboxes on the same Fairfield County Street. The Darien Police Department received a report at approximately 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26, from a Relihan Road resident who said she was inside her home when she saw a silver SUV pull up to a neighboring home. The passenger in the SUV then exited, took mail from the mailbox and returned to the vehicle. Approximately a half-hour later, police said an officer canvassing the area for the SUV was approached by another Relihan Road resident, who was also victimized. The suspect was onl…

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by Zak Failla
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Resident Watches As Person In SUV Steals Credit Card Application From Mailbox, Darien PD Says Resident Watches As Person In SUV Steals Credit Card Application From Mailbox, Darien PD Says
Resident Watches As Person In SUV Steals Credit Card Application From Mailbox, Darien PD Says A Fairfield County resident watched a person stealing her credit card application and driver’s license information from her mailbox before taking off in an SUV, police said. An Outlook Drive resident reported to police in Darien that a notification from a home security video system went off shortly before noon on Tuesday, Feb. 25, when a dark-colored SUV pulled in front of her residence. According to police, the resident watched as a passenger exited the SUV, took the mail from the mailbox, returned to the vehicle and sped away. Police said that there was a credit card application in the o…

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by Zak Failla
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Morris County Postal Worker Admits Stealing $75,000 From Mail Morris County Postal Worker Admits Stealing $75,000 From Mail
Morris County Postal Worker Admits Stealing $75,000 From Mail A now-former Morris County postal worker admitted that she stole $75,000 worth of checks from the mail. Nicole Georges, 30, said she stole the checks from the U.S. Postal Service station in Chester, where she worked. She and two accomplices then deposited the money into various bank accounts and withdrew the money – often that same day or a day later – before the checks were reported stolen, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. George’s guilty plea to mail theft and conspiracy followed previous pleas in U.S. District Court in Newark by her two accomplices, Raheem Haynes-Moore, 25, of Plainf…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Feds: Elizabeth Man Bribed Postal Carriers To Steal Packages Of Checkbooks, iPhones, More Feds: Elizabeth Man Bribed Postal Carriers To Steal Packages Of Checkbooks, iPhones, More
Feds: Elizabeth Man Bribed Postal Carriers To Steal Packages Of Checkbooks, iPhones, More Federal agents on Thursday arrested an Elizabeth man who they said bribed U.S. Postal Service carriers to steal check books, credit cards and electronics from the mail. U.S. Postal Inspection Service agents watched as Jabre “Jab” Beauvoir, 21, met with a carrier in a mail van in Secaucus and collected a package that they’d planted, a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Newark says. Beauvoir – using the handle “Neck Tat” -- believed he was getting a stolen iPhone 6 Plus, it says. The carrier told them that Beauvoir had offered $20O for every stolen check book and a split of the procee…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Police: Mail Stolen From Morris County Collection Boxes Police: Mail Stolen From Morris County Collection Boxes
Police: Mail Stolen From Morris County Collection Boxes Parsippany Police have issued a warning after two mail collection boxes were broken into overnight. Boxes at 1160 Parsippany Blvd. and 1180 Route 46 were forcibly entered between 4 p.m. Jan. 22 and 7 a.m. Jan. 23, according to police. The mail collection box on Midvale Avenue in Mountain Lakes was also forced open during the same time frame. The suspect emptied the boxes containing outbound mail. "If you used the collection boxes during the above mentioned time frame, please verify that the person or business you sent mail to received it,” Parsippany police said the warning. The…

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by Valerie Musson
Greenwich, CT
Police & Fire
Suspects Nabbed For Allegedly Stealing From Greenwich Mailboxes, Police Say Suspects Nabbed For Allegedly Stealing From Greenwich Mailboxes, Police Say
Suspects Nabbed For Allegedly Stealing From Greenwich Mailboxes, Police Say Three people were nabbed for allegedly stealing mail from Greenwich mailboxes after police received a call reporting the crime. The three arrested, Kelvin Cacho, 26; Shawnique McCalla, 22, and Anthony Dixon, 27, all of the Bronx, were arrested around 2 p.m., on Thursday, Dec. 26, after witnesses, provided Greenwich Police a description of the vehicle being used. After locating the vehicle, a 2004 Acura, officers made a traffic stop and found McCalla driving with Cacho in the passenger seat. Dixon was located a short distance away. An investigation revealed that the three allegedly came to …

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by Kathy Reakes