UPPER LAKE, Calif. – The United States Postal Inspection Service is working to solve a break-in that targeted the Upper Lake Post Office.
The Postal Inspection Service, the law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service, is investigating the burglary to the facility, located at 9435 Main St., which occurred in early September, according to Postal Inspector Jeff Fitch.
He said the burglars did some damage in breaking into the building and taking mail from post office boxes.
On the night of the incident he said postal inspectors responded and conducted crime scene processing.
Fitch said the investigation remains active.
Lake County is part of the US Post Office's San Francisco postal district, said Fitch.
“When we look at our territory, we see other break-ins like this,” he said. “They are rare but they do happen.”
He added, “The real key is the reporting.”
Anyone who has information about the crime or who committed it is asked to call the United States Postal Inspection Service toll-free dispatch number 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at 877-876-2455.
If someone who has a post office box at the facility notices unusual transactions on credit card or bank statements, Fitch also asked that they call to report it.
Fitch said there is a standing reward of up to $10,000 leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.
He said breaking into a post office is a federal office, with a potential penalty of up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
“It is something we are very serious about,” Fitch said.
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Postal inspectors investigate Upper Lake break-in
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