Nearing retirement after 30 years of service, Sgt. Baker said, What they are doing is simple. There is no technology involved at all. They use a pry tool or facsimile key that allows them to get into these places and use the same key to get into everyone s mailboxes so they re not going to homes but they re going to condo and apartment buildings because there s a large bank of mailboxes for them to utilize and take everything.
Recently, Chicago Police issued community alerts after several high-rise buildings in Ravenswood, Lincoln Park, Uptown and Lincoln Square were hit by mail and package thieves. The alert described the offenders as two men and two women working as a team.