{"id":75894,"date":"2025-12-08T19:18:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T19:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/75894\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T19:18:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T19:18:08","slug":"two-arrested-in-connection-to-string-of-mail-thefts-in-tallahassee-court-records-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/75894\/","title":{"rendered":"Two arrested in connection to string of mail thefts in Tallahassee, court records show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; Two people are behind bars in connection to a string of mail thefts over the last few months in Tallahassee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Tallahassee Police arrested Kim Benson and Christy Holgate Friday, according to recent court records. The two face charges of misdemeanor mail theft and felony burglary, court documents revealed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Tallahassee Police arrested Kim Benson and Christy Holgate Friday, according to recent court...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7TE4CQF4RRALBMNS2VGECN3T4Y.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Tallahassee Police arrested Kim Benson and Christy Holgate Friday, according to recent court records. The two face charges of misdemeanor mail theft and felony burglary, court documents revealed.(Leon County Jail)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Their arrests come after police responded to a scene early Friday morning in the Fallschase neighborhood, police papers wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Officers responded to the scene after neighbors said they saw Benson and Holgate trying to break into locked mailboxes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">As a result, officers searched the suspects\u2019 jeep and found a trash bag filled with mail and debit cards, per court papers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The court records also went on to reveal that Benson and Holgate may be involved in several other reports of mail theft in August and September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/12\/08\/two-arrested-connection-string-mail-thefts-tallahassee-court-records-show\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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