Checks Swiped With Use Of Mailbox Key, Later Forged: Police

DULUTH, GA — Gwinnett County Police need the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a mailbox package theft. On December 2, 2018 and December 9, 2018 an unidentified man is seen getting out of the front passenger seat of a silver Ford Focus at 4040 S Berkeley Lake Road in unincorporated Duluth.

The suspect uses a key to enter a USPS mailbox and steal the packages and contents inside. It appeared that the suspect had what appeared to be white USPS boxes in the trunk of the vehicle. This person is not an employee of the USPS, according to police. One of the items taken from the mailbox was business checks. The checks were later fraudulently altered and cashed in the Atlanta area.

If anyone has any information to share in this case, contact GCPD detectives at 770-513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit https://www.atlantapolicefoundation.org/programs/crime-stoppers/. Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive a cash reward for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. Case Number: 18-114761

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