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Mailbox Thief Nearly Hits Officer In High-Speed Chase Through Bergen County Town, Police Say Mailbox Thief Nearly Hits Officer In High-Speed Chase Through Bergen County Town, Police Say
Mailbox Thief Nearly Hits Officer In High-Speed Chase Through Bergen County Town, Police Say A Westchester, NY man has been arrested for his role in a mailbox theft ring that plagued Bergen County for weeks, authorities said. Edward Orozco, of Yonkers, was apprehended after a dramatic high-speed chase and a month-long investigation by the Wallington Police Department, Sgt. Brian Rosas said. The theft ring, which targeted mailboxes in October, resulted in thousands of dollars in losses for residents after stolen checks were rewritten and repeatedly deposited, according to Rosas. Wallington police launched an extensive investigation, identifying the suspect vehicle as a blue BMW M-S…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Maywood Detectives Nab 15 In $40,000 Mailbox Checks Theft Maywood Detectives Nab 15 In $40,000 Mailbox Checks Theft
Maywood Detectives Nab 15 In $40,000 Mailbox Checks Theft Maywood police snared a whopping 15 people in the mailbox theft of what turned into more than $40,000 worth of checks. Police responding to a citizen’s call at 3:23 a.m. last Aug. 19 found a mailbox pried open, and its contents removed, at the intersection of West Pleasant and Wyoming avenues, Detective Sgt. William Phayre said Tuesday. “Over the course of the next several weeks, more than a dozen victims reported fraudulent activity involving checks that were placed in the mailbox during the days leading up to the theft,” Phayre said. “Many of the checks were altered and deposited into va…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
$2,500 Mortgage Check, ID Stolen From Glen Rock Mailbox, Authorities Seek Other Victims $2,500 Mortgage Check, ID Stolen From Glen Rock Mailbox, Authorities Seek Other Victims
$2,500 Mortgage Check, ID Stolen From Glen Rock Mailbox, Authorities Seek Other Victims Thieves stole one Glen Rock resident’s $2,503 mortgage payment and another’s identity after breaking into the mailbox outside the borough post office, police said. The US Postal Inspection Service was investigating the break-in and thefts, while police try to determine whether there were any more victims. Officer Sarah Orsita was on patrol earlier this month when she spotted the damaged collection box outside the post office on Glen Avenue, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. She found “possible pry marks near the locking mechanism,” he said. Authorities couldn’t immediately determine wheth…

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by Jerry DeMarco