HOOVER, Ala. (WBRC) – Court records related to a 2022 mail theft investigation in Hoover have revealed that a man is accused of purchasing a postal key and stealing mail.
The criminal complaint filed by the US Postal Inspector alleges that Derrell Matthews bought the “arrow key” for $3,000 from a USPS letter carrier.
Part of the evidence included surveillance of a person driving up to the post office in a red Dodge Charger and using a key to access the back of a collection box in Hoover. Court records say in several other thefts, the same car was spotted with the suspect using a key to enter the boxes. Investigators say they connected that car to Matthews.
The postal inspector says they recovered several items from his home through a search warrant including US mail, stolen checks, counterfeit checks, and that USPS “arrow key.”
