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Yonkers Man Caught Fishing Checks, More From Mailbox, Police Say
A Yonkers man had an accomplice stand lookout as he fished mail from postal boxes overnight, said police who are becoming more aggressive about the skyrocketing number of mailbox thefts plaguing the Northeast.
Bayonne police said they were watching on a public security camera as Ivan A. Rodriguez, 18, removed envelopes from a box just after 3:30 a.m. Sunday. They also spotted a lookout standing on the corner, they said.
Dispatchers who saw the duo get into a gray minivan notified patrol units, who converged on the vehicle.
Rodriguez, of Downing Street, was driving, they said.
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