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$100K Reward For Thief Who Dressed As Mailman To Steal Mail In North Jersey

The Postal Service is offering a $100K reward for information about a thief who wore a postal uniform to steal mail in NJ, they said.

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The U.S. Postal Service is offering a $100K reward for information about a thief who put on a postal uniform to steal mail, they said.
The U.S. Postal Service is offering a $100K reward for information about a thief who put on a postal uniform to steal mail, they said. (U.S. Postal Inspection Service)

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Amid a rash of mail thefts from post offices in North Jersey, the federal government has offered a reward for a thief who they say actually dressed as a mailman to steal.

"We're offering up to a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect who impersonated a USPS letter carrier to steal mail from apartment buildings in Jersey City, NJ," the U.S. Postal Inspection Service wrote in a post on Wednesday.

Mail has been reported stolen this year including from public mailboxes in Glen Rock and Fort Lee. Several Glen Rock residents have said that someone stole checks they had mailed, altered them, and cashed them.

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Officials say the crime occurred on July 19 at 311 Sip Ave., but the suspect has been linked to other mail thefts from apartment buildings.

Commenters on the social media post asked how he would get the mail without a key, and made jokes.

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"He must have stolen something good for them be offering 100K," wrote one.

More details, and a button to give tips, are here.

READ MORE: Mail Stolen From 5 Public Mailboxes In Bergen County, Police Say

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