The stolen mail scheme involves criminals stealing mailbox keys from letter carriers, burglarizing mailboxes, erasing ink from checks and cashing them under.
According to prosecutors, the charges are a result of an ongoing federal investigation into thefts of postal keys and mail called “Operation Broken Arrow.”
Police said they found a man leaving the shop and getting into a moving van. Police said he crashed the van into a squad car, then lost control and smashed into a snowbank. From there, he tried to run, police said, but was caught by officers.