WICHITA, Kan. — The United States Postal Service in Wichita says there was a recent possible attempted mail theft involving at least one of its collection boxes.

Postal workers found a sticky mouse trap stuck on the inside of the chute of one of the boxes, said Kelli Cunningham, Supervisor of Customer Service Support for the U.S. Postal Service in Wichita. The trap was designed to catch mail as it went down the chute, she said.

Cunningham did not comment on where the box is located.

“Postal employees noticed it right away and removed it from the box,” Cunningham said.

The attempted theft was turned over to the Postal Inspection Service, the law enforcement segment of the U.S. Postal Service.

Cunningham says she believes the would-be thieves were unsuccessful in their attempt to steal mail.

USPS: Sticky mouse trap used in attempted mail theft

Inwood, NY – October
Mousetraps and sticky glue are being put to a different use in Inwood: to rob mail from street corner mailboxes. Mail thieves operating in the area slip sticky mousetraps into the mailboxes to pull out envelopes and steal their content. They look for anything valuable: cash, checks or personal information for attempts at identify theft.

“We are aware of the recent mail thefts in the area,” says Mohammad Elfatrany, manager of customer service at the U.S. Postal Office Inwood Station. He acknowledges that the branch supervisors have heard several complaints about mail theft from local customers.

Inwood Residents “Disconcerted” Over Thefts From USPS Mailboxes

Brooklyn, NY – April
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The U.S. Postal Service said a corner mailbox in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, was safe to use Tuesday, after thieves targeted the box in a fishing scheme.

But some neighbors said they want nothing to do with the mailbox ever again.

No actual fishing pole was used in the scheme. Instead, the thieves used glue mouse traps, attached some string, and cast them into the box, helping themselves, officials said

Postal Inspector: Brooklyn Mailbox Targeted By Thieves Is Now Safe To Use