Elk Grove postal box break-ins on upswing
A standing $10,000 reward is offered for the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the cluster box burglaries.
January 23, 2015 – Federal postal inspectors and Elk Grove police are on the lookout for mail thieves after dozens of cluster mailboxes were broken into in recent weeks.
“Since the beginning of the month, approximately 55 break-ins,” of cluster boxes have occurred, said Jeff Fitch, U.S. postal inspector and public information officer. The freestanding cluster boxes usually have about a dozen locked slots for individual homeowners. Read more