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Blue USPS Mailboxes Hijacked By Thieves In Wellesley, Needham For Check Fraud Blue USPS Mailboxes Hijacked By Thieves In Wellesley, Needham For Check Fraud
Blue USPS Mailboxes Hijacked By Thieves In Wellesley, Needham For Check Fraud Just at the time of year when grandmothers are sending checks in the mail, thieves are breaking into the blue USPS mailboxes for residents in Wellesley and Needham, officials say.  Multiple blue USPS mailboxes in Needham were broken into between Saturday, Dec. 17 and Monday, Dec. 19, Needham police announced on Monday, Dec. 19.  A day later, the Wellesley Police Department made a similar statement, saying that thieves have obtained blue USPS mailbox keys and are using this newfound access to commit check fraud.  Checks stolen from mailboxes can be altered and placed into an …

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by Morgan Gonzales