Darien, CT
Police & Fire
$60 Check Stolen, Altered, Cashed For $2.4K, Darien Police Say $60 Check Stolen, Altered, Cashed For $2.4K, Darien Police Say
$60 Check Stolen, Altered, Cashed For $2.4K, Darien Police Say Mail theft and mailbox burglaries continue to plague Darien police and postal officials, prompting an investigation after a check was stolen and cashed. Investigators at the Darien Police Department received a report from a local resident who stated that he put an outgoing check written for $60 in the post office box outside Corbin Drive on Jan. 13. Weeks later, on Jan. 29, when he checked his bank account, the complainant said that he found the check had been cashed, but for a total of $2,398.14 to an unknown party. The latest incident continues a trend in the area involving stolen mail -…

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by Zak Failla
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Fair Lawn Police Do It Again: More Arrests Made In Separate Mailbox Check Thefts Fair Lawn Police Do It Again: More Arrests Made In Separate Mailbox Check Thefts
Fair Lawn Police Do It Again: More Arrests Made In Separate Mailbox Check Thefts As the amount of checks and cash reported stolen from mailboxes continues to rise, so do the number of check-theft arrests that Fair Lawn police are making. This time, Detective Brian Rypkema arrested two Paterson residents: Evelin Fernandez, 39, deposited a $2,253 check into her account after it had been mailed at the Radburn Post Office by a member of the Fair Lawn Senior Center, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Angel Sanchez-Ramos, 25, cashed a $1,302.38 check that had been mailed at a post office box on Dorothy Street, Metzler said. Both were released after being charged with theft by deceptio…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Fair Lawn Detective Makes Arrests In Separate Check-Fishing Mailbox Thefts Fair Lawn Detective Makes Arrests In Separate Check-Fishing Mailbox Thefts
Fair Lawn Detective Makes Arrests In Separate Check-Fishing Mailbox Thefts Amid a rash of thefts from postal boxes throughout North Jersey, a Fair Lawn police detective arrested two women who authorities said cashed checks fished from two of them. For years, police and U.S. Postal Inspection Service agents have been flooded with reports of mail either fished from postal boxes or snatched after they were pried open. In several cases, cash was taken or checks cashed. Three months ago, a resident told police two checks mailed from a postal box outside a Plymouth Park shopping center on Saddle River Road were endorsed by a stranger. Detective Paul Donohue tracked dow…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
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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by Kathy Reakes