Countywide : Mail Thieves on Prowl for Holiday Checks
The holidays are bringing an increasing number of thefts from residential mailboxes, apparently by people in search of cash and checks sent with Christmas cards and letters, police said Monday.
Fullerton Police Chief Patrick McKinley recommends that mail be dropped off at U.S. Postal Service facilities, rather than left at home mailboxes for pickup by carriers or deposited in street-corner boxes.
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