PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) — Postal Inspectors using fingerprint evidence arrested a 31-year-old man for mail theft and possession of a postal key in Hollywood Wednesday.

The investigation began after surveillance video captured a man and a woman walking up to the front door of an apartment complex on the 7200 block of Franklin Avenue in Hollywood in October.

Investigators say Robert Gerald Thompson used a postal key to access mail rooms in that case and in a string of thefts in Hollywood.

Postal Inspectors say that the first victim who had his package stolen contacted officials after he was contacted by Thompson after news reports surfaced. The call led Postal Inspectors to a break in the case.

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