ELK GROVE (CBS13) — Thieves are targeting mailboxes in search of tax documents to help them file fake returns and steal people’s tax refunds.

Nearly a dozen cities have been hit in the past few weeks, and if the crooks got their hands on a W-2, they have everything they need to file a tax return in someone else’s name and claim their money.

The U.S. Postal Service says Elk Grove has seen the most recent mail thefts.

Janet Delgadillo lives near a mailbox cluster that was ripped open a couple of weeks ago on Glacier Park Way.

Thieves Targeting Mailboxes For W-2s, So They Can Steal Tax Refunds