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Thieves on the Sunshine Coast are targeting outdated community mailboxes in remote locations, likely in search of valuables, cash, and cheques.
Since Dec. 2, the local RCMP detachment has opened 28 files associated with mailbox break-ins, according to Const. Karen Whitby.
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At least one cheque has been altered and cashed after being stolen from a local mailbox, she said.
In the latest incident, on Dec. 10, someone gained access to Canada Post community mailboxes on a quiet stretch of Redrooffs Road in Halfmoon Bay.