Fingerprints from rat traps in mailboxes lead postal inspectors to Mobile man

  Fingerprints from rat traps in mailboxes lead postal inspectors to Mobile man

"Jonathan Randle pleads guilty to bank fraud, identity theft charges...MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Postal workers over the past couple of years found rat traps in mailboxes – a discovery that proved crucial in finding a mail thief, according to court records.

Jonathan Taylor Randle, 32, of Mobile, pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal bank fraud and aggravated identity theft charges. A judge scheduled sentencing for July. ..."

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Mail theft in Huntsville causes USPS collection boxes to be removed

  Mail theft in Huntsville causes USPS collection boxes to be removed

"...she went into her local post office a few days later to remail the check directly when the USPS workers told her something strange about their collection boxes.

“The woman that was there told me not to put any mail in their blue box that was still out there because it had been compromised and that someone had a way, thieves, had a way of getting into it,” she continued. “They were no longer utilizing that, it was being locked up.”..."

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Smart collection boxes and a campaign to keep postal workers safe are new USPS efforts

  Smart collection boxes and a campaign to keep postal workers safe are new USPS efforts

"...U.S Postal Service (USPS) and U.S. Postal Inspection Service has adapted their blue collection boxes to smart devices to help crack down on postal crimes. To combat increasing mail theft across the country, the service announced earlier this year they would begin installing 12,000 high-security blue collection boxes in high-risk areas nationwide. ..."

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Letters sticking out of mail collection boxes (Blue Boxes) are 'like a field day for a criminal'

  Letters sticking out of mail collection boxes (Blue Boxes) are 'like a field day for a criminal'

"The U.S. treasury issued a dire warning Monday about a nationwide surge in check fraud. . ..."When criminals see letters sticking out of a blue collection box, they know nothing is being done," said Frank Albergo, national president of the Postal Police Officers Association. Photos like these..."

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