'Even stealing Mother's Day cards': Natomas neighborhood fed up with weekly mail thefts

Article Title: 'Even stealing Mother's Day cards': Natomas neighborhood fed up with weekly mail thefts Snippet of Article: "...They said their cluster mailboxes are at issue, just like many other Sacramento neighborhoods. Postal inspectors have said the thieves get the master key, which opens many mailboxes. The Rockmont residents said someone hit their cluster box Saturday afternoon around 2:45 p.m. "Good grief, they’re so brazen about it," said Vicki Rondeau. ..." Reference: www.kcra.com

Cluster Mailboxes Pried Open at Coconut Creek Apartment Complex, Part of National Criminal Trend

Article Title: Cluster Mailboxes Pried Open at Coconut Creek Apartment Complex, Part of National Criminal Trend Snippet of Article: "...COCONUT CREEK, FL – The mail of Coconut Creek residents was once again the target of suspected criminals in an ongoing pattern happening across the country since the pandemic. A property manager at Vista Verde apartments at 4768 Atlantic Boulevard called police around 12 p.m. on March 9 after noticing the mailboxes at four buildings had been pried open overnight, according to a police report. ..." Reference: www.tapinto.net

Cluster Mailboxes | Dropped charges and reduced jail time: Court records show some Central Texas mail theft cases end with plea deals

Article Title: Dropped charges and reduced jail time: Court records show some Central Texas mail theft cases end with plea deals Snippet of Article: "damaged cluster mailbox at a stack of letters. She and her neighbors have mailboxes packed within a metal case, called a “cluster.” Each person has a key... The report also shows the management had not reported the missing keys to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. “At the Conroe Post Office, 40 of the 170 keys located at the unit were not listed on the inventory log, and 19 of the 149 keys listed on the inventory log could not be located. Unit management had not reported any of the missing keys to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and did not accurately update the arrow key inventory log,” the audit shows...Since that time, arrest records show people accused of using arrow keys, damaging mailboxes and stealing mail sometimes don’t face federal charges..." Reference: www.kvue.com

What happens when mailboxes are vandalized?

Package Security Mailbox

Article Title:What happens when mailboxes are vandalized? Snippet of Article: "...Mail theft and destruction of a mail receptacle are both felony federal offenses, the former being punishable by five years in prison and fines of up to $250,000...Service is contacted, the U.S. Postal Service maintenance team replaces the mail boxes with high security boxes..." Reference: www.lcsun-news.com

Neighborhood's postal locked 'cluster mailboxes' broken into

Wichita neighborhood's locked mailboxes broken into
Article Title:Wichita neighborhood's locked mailboxes broken into Snippet of Article: "... criminals forced open a locked cluster mailbox. "It does make me a little bit concerned about whether I'll be getting things like bills. And obviously I'm wondering where I'm going to get my mail...." Reference: www.kake.com

Rep. Darrell Issa proposes mail cluster boxes for mail delivery instead of curbside and door delivery of mail

U.S. Postal Service wants cluster boxes in new developments Article Title: Snippet of Article: "...While the policy applies only to new construction, U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., has proposed an amendment to the Postal Reform Act of 2013 that would allow the service to adopt the policy more widely...." Reference: www.upi.com