Officers had received reports of mail stolen from 13 mailboxes around town, Weehawken police said. Officers observed a man in dark clothing run from the mailbox and get into a black Honda HR-V, police said.
A motor vehicle stop was conducted and the driver, Gleona Agaj, a 22-year-old Yonkers resident, was found to have a suspended license, police said. A search warrant led to the seizure of checks and articles of mail from numerous jurisdictions, police said.
Detectives also located the items believed to be used in the scheme of mailbox fishing, when criminals’ lower contraptions into a mailbox to “fish” out your mail to obtain checks, gift cards or personal information to steal identities, police said…