Armed robberies of mail carriers, involving stolen mail and master mail keys, have cost customers hundreds of thousands of dollars. KPRC Investigative reporter Amy Davis has repeatedly asked the U.S. Postal Service what it is doing to protect mail.

It’s a crime shocking enough, infuriating enough, to drive anyone crazy with anger.

KPRC 2 Investigates mail theft. It is a growing crime costing people and businesses tens of thousands of dollars. Investigator Amy Davis has an update to a Katy case we showed you more than two months ago.

Two men are accused of stealing mail from a large drop box in Sugar Land on Dec. 30, police said Wednesday.

For Leslie Nutt, a Cypress area resident, keeping track of her mail these days is now a full-time job.

A woman was caught on camera Monday taking packages from a man’s house while driving a golf cart in southwest Houston.

Police have arrested and charged a man in connection with a string of mails thefts that have been happening in the Memorial Drive area.

An affluent section of Houston encompassing 3,000 homes has drawn the attention of thieves looking to cash in on mail and ID theft.

Video shared by the Homeowners Association shows one thief getting out of a Chevy Impala with a bag attached to his shoulder. This was just over a week ago -- just before 2:30 a.m. on Saturday near the Galleria area near Richmond and Hillcroft. Video shows him calmly walking up to the mailboxes and use some sort of device to easily open them. Homeowners told us this is not the first time someone has stolen their mail. “Lately we’ve gotten two or three emails of videos from our homeowners association telling us about,” Jeff Broome said.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – No one has a good feeling after a string of mail thefts in the northwest Harris County neighborhoods of Canyon Lakes at Stonegate, Towne Lake, and Stone Gate near Cypress. Someone has been using a device and breaking into the neighborhoods' mailboxes for the past several weeks. Murtaza Surtarwala snapped a picture a couple of weeks ago driving his son to school. “As soon as I saw that I had a feeling that somebody maybe had stolen something from the mailbox,” said Surtarwala. “We try to go out of our way to make sure that we send tracking numbers,” said Sutarwala.

Harris County Assistant District Attorney James Hu is currently overseeing 60 to 70 cases in his court alone. “So they can perhaps create accounts using your identifying information, credit cards using your identifying information,” he said. Houston police recently arrested two suspect, Deonta Callis (left) and Melvin Blunson (right), in connection to mail theft charges in September. (KPRC)In another case, a suspect, identified as Deonta Callis, 21, was found with stolen mail and postal keys in his possession. In his car, police discovered two postal keys and 259 pieces of other people’s mail.

HOUSTON – People at an apartment complex in southwest Harris County are trying to figure out who is stealing their mail. “That’s so sad and scary.”The United States Postal Inspection Service is aware of reports of mail theft at Ambiance, according to postal inspector and spokeswoman Silvia Torres. Torres said a man seen in the video is a person of interest in the case. The manager said the man seen in the videos is not a resident. Reports of mail theft can also be submitted to the Postal Inspection Service’s hotline at 877-876-2455 or website: uspis.gov

HOUSTON – A suspect was arrested early Wednesday morning after a victim who had his truck stolen tracked the vehicle down and called police. Michael Bolduc was also recording when Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s deputies showed up to the hotel parking lot where he found it. Investigators said after making the arrest, they also discovered several pieces of stolen mail. So, it’s a lot more serious than people think it is,” said Assistant Chief Deputy Toby Hecker with the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office. Bolduc’s truck was stolen from the Champions Arbor subdivision in northwest Harris County.