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Thieves Seek Personal Info In String Of Mail Thefts In Fairfield County, Police Say Thieves Seek Personal Info In String Of Mail Thefts In Fairfield County, Police Say
Thieves Seek Personal Info In String Of Mail Thefts In Fairfield County, Police Say A police department in one Fairfield County town is warning residents of a rash of mail thefts from residential mailboxes. The Greenwich Police Department, which has patrol officers looking for suspicious activity, said the thieves are looking for outgoing checks or protected personal information. The department is recommending that if possible, residents switch to online banking or bring their bills to the Post Office for mailing.  "If you need to mail a check, regularly review your bank statements to make sure the check has been cashed in the correct amount and to the correct person…

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Man Admits To Stealing Van At Hospital In NY, Burglarizing CT Post Office Man Admits To Stealing Van At Hospital In NY, Burglarizing CT Post Office
Man Admits To Stealing Van At Hospital In NY, Burglarizing CT Post Office A man moved quickly after being discharged from a Manhattan hospital, stealing a van before breaking into a Fairfield County post office and attempting to steal packages. Leon Clinedinst, 37, formerly of Ocala, Florida, pleaded guilty this week in Bridgeport Court to one count of burglary of a U.S. post office, and one count of interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle following an incident in January. Clinedinst admitted that on Saturday, Jan. 25, after being dismissed from Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, he proceeded to steal a van from the hospital’s garage and drove to a Stam…

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Former CT Postal Employee Admits To Theft Of Mail Former CT Postal Employee Admits To Theft Of Mail
Former CT Postal Employee Admits To Theft Of Mail A former United States Postal Service worker in Connecticut is facing five years in prison after admitting to stealing mail and gift cards. Waterbury resident Careema Lewis, 33, pleaded guilty in Bridgeport district court this week to the theft of mail by a postal employee, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. In pleading guilty, Lewis admitted that between September last year and January this year, while employed as a postal worker at the U.S. Post Office in Plymouth, Lewis stole multiple pieces of mail. Durham said that Lewis targeted greeting cards that contained gift cards or other it…

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$63 Check Stolen From Post Office Mailbox, Altered Cashed For $1.7K, Darien Police Say $63 Check Stolen From Post Office Mailbox, Altered Cashed For $1.7K, Darien Police Say
$63 Check Stolen From Post Office Mailbox, Altered Cashed For $1.7K, Darien Police Say A Darien man had a check stolen from the post office mailbox, altered and deposited by an unknown party, police say. The complainant stated that he dropped off an outgoing check to the U.S. Post Office at 30 Corbin Drive on Saturday, Jan. 13. The check was written for $63.69. Monday, Feb. 4, the complainant stated that the check had been altered and deposited in the amount of $1,730 by an individual not known to the victim, according to police. Those who have any information regarding this crime are urged to contact Darien Police.

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Thieves 'Fishing' From Stamford Mail Collection Boxes, Police Say Thieves 'Fishing' From Stamford Mail Collection Boxes, Police Say
Thieves 'Fishing' From Stamford Mail Collection Boxes, Police Say Stamford residents are being warned to think twice before putting utility or other checks in large U.S. post boxes due to a recent rise in thefts. So far, more than $3,000 in dozens of checks have been stolen or "fished" out of the large boxes, said Stamford Police Sgt. Steve Perrotta. "I suggest if residents are mailing important payments or sensitive mail to walk inside the Post Office and hand the items to a clerk," Perrotta said. That's because the thieves are hitting boxes in different locations, including very busy ones such as a box in front of Starbucks. "…

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Bridgeport Man Gets Prison Time For Stealing $313K In Postal Money Orders Bridgeport Man Gets Prison Time For Stealing $313K In Postal Money Orders
Bridgeport Man Gets Prison Time For Stealing $313K In Postal Money Orders BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A 33-year-old Bridgeport man will spend 30 months behind bars for his role in two fraud schemes — one involving postal money orders stolen in Old Greenwich worth $313,570. Bernhard Harris was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven. According to court documents and statements made in court, the first scheme involved the theft of postal money orders. Marc Anthony Alexander, formerly of Stratford and Oxford, and his wife, Rachael Alexander, also known as Rachael Vierling, devised a scheme to steal blocks of blank postal money orders from t…

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