City of Gaithersburg Police Warn Citizens of Mail Thefts
Montgomery County Police are continuing to investigate a series of thefts involving U.S. Mail that have occurred throughout the county. The thefts occurred after victims placed their outgoing mail in their mailboxes. In many cases the mail contained checks to pay bills. The suspects have been stealing the mail, removing the checks, then altering and cashing or attempting to cash the altered checks at area banks. Police are recommending that citizens drop important outgoing mail at local post offices or in a U.S. Postal Service mailbox. Another option to consider is not using the "flag" on your mailbox as an alert that there is mail waiting in your box. Please report any suspicious situations, vehicles or person(s) to police by calling 9-1-1 or the non-emergency line, 301-279-8000. Callers may remain anonymous.
Dolores and I never leave outgoing mail in our mailbox. It is much safer to take time to put mail in a community mailbox or drop it by the local post office. It is also a good idea to suspend mail delivery when you are going to be out of town.
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