Mail Fishing
The Toms River Police and postal authorities are investigating a several cases of mail being stolen from the blue U.S. Postal Service curbside collection mailboxes, including those at the Post Office located on Water Street in downtown Toms River
“Mailbox Fishing,” is when mail thieves root through mailed letters for checks that they can alter and fraudulently cash, police said. Police suggest that, if you’ve mailed checks or will mail checks, you monitor your bank accounts to make sure they reach their destination and were not altered.
In light of the recent thefts, police encourage residents to consider using verified online bill payment services or money transfer options offered through banks.
Local Postal Inspectors are working closely with the Toms River Police Department to investigate the recent mail thefts and identify the culprits. If you believe your mail was stolen in one of these incidents, please report it immediately by submitting an online complaint at postalinspectors.uspis.gov or calling us at 877-876-2455.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service, recommends the following tips to protect your outgoing mail: 1) Deposit outgoing mail at your local Post Office or hand your mail to a uniformed letter carrier. 2) When using a blue collection box, be sure to deposit your mail before the last pickup time of the day. 3) Do your best not let your outgoing mail sit in a mailbox overnight.
Anyone observing suspicious activity near Post Office locations are encouraged to call the Toms River Police at 732-349-0150.
The media and the public are reminded that criminal charges are accusations only. Every criminal defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
Probably these addicts trying to gain free drug $$$ again….
Denise Mcquaid
I actually thought something when i seen a black pickup truck sitting there while i was doing my mail at 3am, then i drove by at 6am and same 2 dudes in same truck were there still on January 26th, and same thing on February 9th.
Dave Meyer did you report it ?
Its probably the USPS drivers themselves. They are the absolute worst!
Kasey Magyar I highly doubt that and I am offended that you even said that. I have many friends and a fiance that is a postal worker. If you had to work in all the conditions they did. I am sure you would be very unhappy also.
Marie Krohn im sorry you feel that way, but in the location Im in, its a crapshoot day by day whether or not my mail and packages delivered correctly. Trying to get any of those issues resolved at my local post office is an absolute joke of a nightmare too.
Here too, neighbors mail, signature papers left in mailbox when I’m home.. also mail stolen out of my mailbox so they told me don’t put in there, now don’t put in standing boxes? Smh…
Kasey Magyar yup they are!!
Megan Husenitza
This might explain why one of bills never made it to the company and then the person involved try to right a huge check from my account
With the cost of postage they should have better protection of our important mail! Never use those outside bins because we had it happen in our town!
Its 2019 pay your bills online
Its 2019 pay your bills online
Joseph Todaro then go tell that to the seniors who don’t have computers or smartphones. Go ahead.. I’ll wait. Assclown
tell it to the businesses that put their metered mail in those boxes after hours also
Desire get real assclown
Jay Mack
My parents, who live in Toms River, fell victim to this. Had nearly $5000 fraudulently withdrawn from their account with a washed check. Made the bank aware of it January 3rd and are still waiting to get their money back!!
I never use my mailbox except to retrieve what the mailman delivers I always go inside the post office to mail anything.
Kim Edwards did you see this?
I am very disgusted with the customer telephone service of the USPS that I received on 2/20/19. I called to find out about a package that was supposed to have been delivered from Amazon and was put on hold for about an hour. That is totally ridiculous and unexceptable. I don’t ever want to have to deal with them again. This agency STINKS!!! I finally just hung up. Thumbs Down on USPS. This is what you get from a government run company. SUCKS!!!
Joe Tang
Jazzie Davis
Gloria P’Nut Figueroa that’s crazy and how are they stealing mail out of blue collection boxes when you need a key to open it and every key is accounted for ??♀️ you sign them out and in and if you lose the key they have to replace every key and lock throughout the US with your(worker who lost it) own money.