Since September, residents say two men arrive overnight and steal mail from their community mailbox using a master key.<\/p>\n
And after the most recent incident last week, the mailbox is broken and residents have to retrieve mail from the post office.<\/p>\n
It temporarily stops the theft, but not the inconvenience.<\/p>\n
“We are doing everything we can from our side, you know, like installing a camera. We have reached out to the USPS Inspection Service multiple times,” another resident known as M.J. said.” We have tried to reach out to San Jose PD as well. But, nothing has so far yielded any results.”<\/p>\n
MORE: Steps to take to deter porch pirates, prevent packages from being stolen<\/a><\/p>\n Mail theft in communities like these has become quite a bit of a problem in the South Bay, as we’ve reported on, and it’s because one of our past stories that these neighbors reached out to highlight their issues.<\/p>\n “It’s incredibly frustrating that, even with all the coverage, there is still isn’t enough high level of awareness against this,” M.J. said.<\/p>\n Data shows seven master keys were stolen or lost in San Jose back in 2023, though none were reported missing last year.<\/p>\n The United States Postal Inspection Service says they are investigating multiple reports of similar mail theft in the city – they executed a search warrant just last week.<\/p>\n This neighborhood would love to see similar progress made.<\/p>\n MORE: Fed up with mail thefts, woman ships Apple AirTag to herself as bait, catches suspects<\/a><\/p>\n “I hope that the thieves are caught,” M.J. said.<\/p>\n “We are going to try our own things and hopefully that’s how we’re going to find some way to deter these kind of incidents,” Z.L. said. “But, we can use some help.”<\/p>\n USPIS <\/a>encourages residents to report mail theft to inspectors 24 hours a day to 877-876-2455.<\/p>\n This story was from a viewer tip. We want to hear from you with more story ideas! Please fill out the form<\/a> if you have a story tip or idea you want us to investigate.<\/p>\n
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