Red Bank Man Charged In Connection To Stolen Checks In PA: Report

RED BANK, NJ — A Red Bank man was charged in a case involving checks stolen from mailboxes in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, police said, according to Lehigh Valley Live.

Elijah King Walker-Grant, 22 was charged with forgery and theft by deception.

Another New Jersey woman, Gabriella Marie Riggio, 20, of Clayton, was also charged with two counts of forgery, two counts of theft by deception and two counts of receiving stolen property.

Police have been investigating the mail thefts for the past few months, starting in the summer.

Several Hanover Township residents sent police surveillance footage that showed the thefts taking place in different neighborhoods between 9 a.m. and noon on July 7.

The two people in the car would drive up to mailboxes showing their flag up for outgoing mail. The driver or passenger would take the mail and then drive off.

A suspect vehicle was identified as an early to mid-2000's Infiniti G35 or G37 four-door sedan. The car in question had a gray graphite color and it had dark tinted windows.

On Oct. 19 Bethlehem Township Police reported several mail thefts around town.

The car involved matched the description of other mail theft incidents on July 14.

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