First – for the second time in nine days, there’s a report of suspected stolen mail found in the Arbor Heights area. Last one was discussed here on January 22nd; the e-mail we received today says:
I was walking my dog in Arbor Heights a short time ago when I noticed a pile of soggy mail behind some shrubs on SW 102nd St. at 38th Ave SW [map]. The mail was unopened, but all of it was financially related: Social Security, tax forms, credit cards. The addresses were all on a single block of 39th Ave SW between 102nd & 104th. I’m speculating that the thief was interrupted somehow and either dumped the evidence, or stashed it for later. This would be prime time for mail theft, with all of the tax forms going out. I re-delivered all of the mail, not thinking until later that perhaps I should have notified police instead.
Mail theft is a federal crime. The US Postal Service has links for reporting it as well as tampering and fraud – go here. Ahead – two break-in reports in other neighborhoods:
From the Hansen View BlockWatch, a burglary Thursday night at 37th/Hudson [map]:
I came home around 7:30 PM to find that my front door was kicked in and that they had pretty thoroughly torn through the bedroom, office, and part of the basement. Got into a locked file cabinet and stole credit card information, checks, video camera, camera, etc.
The HVBW also was trying to figure out what area burglary led to SPD alert flyers placed in the 5000 block of 35th SW [map]. Meantime, further south, this report from Sharon:
Truck vandalized late Wednesday evening at 47th Ave SW and Othello [map] at Lincoln Park . Back wind shield broken and truck ransacked. Not much there to steal. Parked off street in apt complex lot.
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