2 arrested after more than 100 mailboxes broken into in Cypress-area neighborhood, deputies say

Vince Ulsh is still waiting on W-2s and tax documents for his business a week into tax season.

“I have got none yet, which makes me nervous,” Ulsh said.

He has reason to be nervous, given the community mailbox in the Cypress neighborhood Fairfield has been repeatedly hit by thieves, who apparently come armed with postal service keys.

Craig Conner said they stole from him 12 times over the last month.

“They stole a credit card, and I had the credit card company send me another one, and then that got stolen as well,” Conner said.

Last week, the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office said it arrested Cody Polanco and Tarah Hill for a string of mail thefts in the Cypress area.

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While it’s unclear if they stole mail from Ulsh or Conner, Sugar Land police said the suspects used USPS arrow keys to steal mail from 140 mailboxes at the Telfair Lofts apartments in December.

Investigators said they found 50 driver’s licenses, counterfeit postal service arrow keys, and three trash bags filled with mail when they searched the couple’s northwest Harris County hotel room last week.

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