Video: Mail thieves target gated townhomes near Galleria area
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. โLately weโve gotten two or three emails of videos from our homeowners association telling us about,โ Jeff Broome said.
Inspectors on the hunt for thief targeting northwest Harris County residents' mail
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas โ 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. โAs soon as I saw that I had a feeling that somebody maybe had stolen something from the mailbox,โ said Surtarwala. โWe try to go out of our way to make sure that we send tracking numbers,โ said Sutarwala.
Prosecutor says caseload for mail theft on the rise in Harris County
Harris County Assistant District Attorney James Hu is currently overseeing 60 to 70 cases in his court alone. โSo they can perhaps create accounts using your identifying information, credit cards using your identifying information,โ 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 peopleโs mail.
Person of interest sought after several mail thefts reported at SW Harris County apartment complex
HOUSTON โ People at an apartment complex in southwest Harris County are trying to figure out who is stealing their mail. โThatโs so sad and scary.โThe 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 Serviceโs hotline at 877-876-2455 or website: uspis.gov
Stolen mail discovered after man arrested in case involving stolen truck in northwest Harris County
HOUSTON โ 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 Constableโs 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, itโs a lot more serious than people think it is,โ said Assistant Chief Deputy Toby Hecker with the Harris County Precinct 4 Constableโs Office. Bolducโs truck was stolen from the Champions Arbor subdivision in northwest Harris County.