Tucson to see new mailboxes that thwart thieves

TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) – Certain neighborhoods in Tucson could see new community mailboxes with better security features in coming weeks.

A recent rash of mail thefts in Tucson has prompted the U.S. Postal Inspector’s Office to take on a stronger enforcement and preventive measures in thwarting mail theft.

Two arrests were made last week in mail theft cases in the east side, according to Tucson-area U.S. Postal Inspector David Birch.

No specifics on the arrestees’ names and their offenses are released, pending investigation. Several other ongoing cases are being investigated.

“When we have an area that’s been targeted, that’s been victimized several times, we want to prevent that. One is to make it more difficult for thieves, two is to up the enforcement,” Birch said.

Neighborhood Delivery Collection Box Units, or NDCBUs for short, are commonly targeted by thieves, according to Birch. Read more
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