This can be done by placing the lock on your mailbox and then cutting a small slit in the mailbox that is large enough to slide mail through, but which is not big enough for a hand to fit in. In both cases, you will not be able to have outgoing mail picked up. Investigators, the Sun-Sentinel reported, are in the process of arresting 110 people, mostly from Hialeah and Miami Springs. Arrest warrants were issued for 11 more gang members. However, it has been reported that some bad postal workers are getting into the act.
Thieves swipe outgoing checks from mailboxes when they see the red flag up.
According to a local postal inspector, even U.S. Postal Service collection boxes can be targeted by thieves who wait until the boxes fill up on weekends and then reach inside to rifle letters. Another problem is when residents leave outgoing mail containing checks in the mailbox before going to work. The thieves will steal a check in the morning and then cashed the stolen check by the afternoon. If the check was in the mail but creditors are hounding you for payment, it may be that some clever mail thieves snagged your check to pay their own debts. Copyright - Times Publishing Co.