Some residents living in the Fairfield subdivision in Cypress said their mail had been stolen at least a dozen times from their community mailbox. They said the most recent theft happened Monday night.
“I’m very scared because our tax information was in this last theft,” Richard Wingerin said.
Precinct 4 constable’s deputies are now searching for a possible suspect they say could be responsible for stealing mail in the area and have released the following photo.
In a report published by the Office of the Inspector General, the agency explains that thieves will often times target mail carriers in order to steal an arrow key, commonly known as a master key.
Residents who live in this subdivision believe someone got a hold of one. The master key can be used in a small area on all postal service mailboxes.
“Being a person that has had their identity stolen before, it’s frustrating,” Steve Zettlemoyer said.
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