Huge mail theft issue in Houston area sparks new investigation team

HOUSTON – Mail theft has become so rampant in Houston, that the United States Postal Inspection Service has created a Houston mail theft jump team to investigate and try to stop the theft of mail and robberies of mail carriers. Our KPRC 2 Investigates team first exposed this problem back in May and has new numbers on the troubling crime.

It’s troubling because it is no longer safe to mail a check. In May, we showed you how thieves were robbing mail carriers to get their arrow keys that will open hundreds of mailboxes. The latest numbers we found show the crime is not slowing and Houston is ground zero.