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Check Stolen From Darien Post Office Mailbox Altered, Cashed For $950, Police Say Check Stolen From Darien Post Office Mailbox Altered, Cashed For $950, Police Say
Check Stolen From Darien Post Office Mailbox Altered, Cashed For $950, Police Say Police in Darien are investigating the latest report of mail theft involving checks stolen from the Post Office. A Darien resident reported to police on Wednesday, Feb. 6 that on Jan. 13, he had placed three outgoing checks into a mailbox at the Post Office on Corbin Drive. The resident received a notification that week that an attempt to cash one of the checks had been made, but denied. A second check was altered and cashed for $950, police said, noting that the name on the cashed check was unknown to the victim. Police said that a second fraudulent charge to the victim’s account was disc…

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by Zak Failla
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Check Stolen From Mailbox Cashed For $334, Darien Police Say Check Stolen From Mailbox Cashed For $334, Darien Police Say
Check Stolen From Mailbox Cashed For $334, Darien Police Say A Darien resident reported to police that a check she had placed in a mailbox had been cashed by someone besides the recipient, costing the victim hundreds of dollars. The incident took place on Saturday, Dec. 15, when the woman told officers she had placed outgoing payment in the mailbox located at the Post Office at 30 Corbin Drive in early November, said Darien Det. James Palmieri.  The woman added that she was recently notified that the intended recipient had not received the payment, at which time she discovered it has been cashed fraudulently on Nov. 6.  The check…

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by Kathy Reakes