LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Police Department reported that multiple counts of mail theft have taken place within the city limits last week and over the weekend.
Police said unknown suspects targeted residential mail boxes and stole mail in the area of Esplanade, Lily Cove, Oak Knoll and Lupoyoma streets on Sunday night.
Many items of mail from this area were located Monday in the 900 block of S. Main Street, police said.
Police believe the suspects opened and searched through the stolen mail looking for items of value such as cash, checks, credit cards or information that could be used to steal a person's identity. The recovered mail was turned over to the Lakeport postmaster.
Later on Monday police received a report that on Saturday and Sunday nights, unknown persons also searched through mail boxes in the Armstrong Street area. Police didn't know as of Monday evening if any items of mail were actually stolen from this area.
There also were other reports of mail theft in the city last week, police said.
The Lakeport Police Department is advising residents to consider the following:
– Invest in a locking mailbox;
– Don't leave mail in a residential box overnight or for other extended periods;
– If you can't retrieve your mail from the box on the same day, have the post office hold the delivery or have a friend or neighbor get the mail for you.
Police ask community members to report suspicious persons, vehicles or activities immediately.
Anyone with information on these mail thefts is asked to contact the Lakeport Police Department at 707-263-5491 or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Lakeport-Police-Department-176101292414821/?fref=ts .
Tips can be sent by texting “TIP LAKEPORT” followed by your message to 888777. Anonymous Web tips also can be submitted at https://local.nixle.com/tip/alert/5592663 .
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