Tag: mail fishing

It is a recurring theme at local precinct Community Council meetings: thieves are taking checks from United States Postal Service (USPS) mailboxes.

There’s a new mailbox in town that appears to be reducing the crime known as “mail fishing.”

More than a year after police officials raised alarms about the growing problem of “mail fishing”, thieves have continued to steal thousands

Several checks dropped in mailboxes in the West 60s and 70s have been stolen and altered in recent months. Police are still investigating

On Monday, the 20th precinct hosted their monthly community council meeting. During the most interactive portion of the night,

Sheesh, you can't even trust a mailbox anymore! The 24th precinct has been pasting signs to the outside of mailboxes telling people to

Thieves have been fishing for mail on the Upper West Side -- and they recently landed a big one.