Houston mail theft crackdown nets arrests, stolen mail and master keys

HOUSTON, Texas — Complaints about stolen mail from the post office on Town and Country Way — including property tax checks that were intercepted and “washed” — prompted the U.S. Postal Inspection Service to stake out a blue collection box.

One night last month, cameras captured a suspect breaking into the box while another person waited nearby in an SUV.

Seconds later, officers swooped in, surprising the suspects as they tried to drive away…

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