Logan Square man caught with counterfeit postal keys, stolen credit cards, and meth — just like in July, officials say

A Chicago man charged in July with having a counterfeit U.S. Postal Service master key, stolen mail, credit cards, and drugs in Logan Square skipped court, went missing for two months, and got arrested again this week in Logan Square with pretty much all of the same stuff, prosecutors say. But there is one difference between July and now: this time, Andrew Trotter had the word “Trust” etched across his forehead.

Trotter, 45, was arrested late Monday night in the 2400 block of North Lawndale during a joint operation between the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Chicago police. Officials said he was carrying two counterfeit postal keys, suspected methamphetamine, several stolen debit and credit cards, and a stolen passport.

Those master keys, also called “arrow keys,” can unlock banks of residential mailboxes and postal service collection boxes across the city…

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