HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind. — A United States postal carrier reportedly confessed to stealing gift cards and personal checks from the mail, with deputies finding 51 stolen gift cards in her vehicle during a traffic stop in May.
Tailor Cureton of Avon was charged in Hendricks County Superior Court on Friday with one count of theft and one count of official misconduct, both Level 6 felonies.
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According to court documents, Cureton was pulled over by Hendricks County deputies on May 21 due to driving with a false and fictitious plate. Cureton is a rural mail carrier for the United States Postal Service. During the traffic stop, a deputy reported smelling marijuana, which led to a search of the vehicle and the discovery of the stolen mail.
The court documents reveal that 18 pieces of suspected stolen mail were uncovered in Cureton’s vehicle. A review of the stolen parcels uncovered 51 gift cards and six personal checks. None of the pieces of mail, gift cards or checks were addressed to Curton…