Theres little incentive for postal customers to check for their mail. Its very much an open and shut case. Residents have to go to the Branch Office or catch the carrier driving down the street. California leads the nation for mail theft and its happening all over the bay area. The Postal Service now takes responsible for fixing the mail Bobbi Kristinas whether it owns them or not. Its goal do repair them within 48 hours. We would order the parts as needed. Now we have to have orders on hand because these are happening more and more. Reporter however some residents are shelling out money to rent private mailboxes for fear of Identity Theft. The ups store has seen an increase in business. I would say about 10 of my business in last six months. Reporter the Postal Inspection Service said it handled over 1300 mail cases last year leading to convictions but the vandalism continues. Abc 7 news. The u. S. Postal Service Officers informed delivery. When you sign up, the Postal Service sensds
A mail theft is a big security threat. Its a huge inconvenience to people who are victimized. Its a problem were seeing more and more often. There were reports and arrests of mail thefts in the bay area. Reporter you can see the vandals have already been here. They already picked the locks. They already pried open the doors. Not just on this side of the street but across the street as well. Residents say they can no longer have important mail sent to their homes. The Postal Service is now stocking up on parts to do repairs. This is the first time ive seen such a bad situation where people get separate just to get their mail. Reporter entire neighborhoods have lost access to their mail because vandals have broken locks and pried open the doors. Residents say its been this way for six months. This man asked us not to show his face. I think some of these have been broken into more than once opinion i think that had been fixed. I was just lucky it wasnt done again. Reporter with the Postal
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