Mail theft and damage to mailboxes continues to worry Anza Valley residents. Reports on social media tell the story of damaged mailboxes and missing letters and packages.
According to the United States Postal Service, billions of letters and packages are entrusted to them by the public each year. The vast majority of those arrive safely at their destinations. But there are always thieves who will target the mail, the agency stressed. Postal Inspectors investigate these crimes and arrest thousands of mail and package thieves each year.
Besides valuables contained in parcels, criminals are looking for checks.
Both check recipients and banks are on high alert. According to Nathan Cross in his online blog titled Mail Theft in 2024: FinCen Alerts Banks of Growing Crime, check fraud has long
