Katy, Texas – KPRC 2 Investigates has warned you repeatedly about Houston’s huge mail theft problem. Business owners in Katy who lost thousands of dollars put up their own money to lead cops right to thieves stealing their mail night after night. But those victims are feeling fed up and helpless.
Checks stolen in the mail, then washed and cashed, are a growing problem in the country. A recent case in Katy is a good example of what businesses and individuals are up against.
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Provincial Professional Park on Kingsland Boulevard in Katy is the home base for about 50 businesses that rent office space. Payments that keep their companies in business are delivered by U.S. mail to this cluster of boxes every day.
About 16 months ago they discovered missing checks then checks that were washed and cashed, Costing the businesses tens of thousands of dollars.
“It’s been it’s been on and off for about a year that we’ve had to adjust how when we get our mail and when we put our mail out in order to make sure that the overnight theft doesn’t affect us or our patients,” said Marlene Magness.
When reporting the theft to authorities didn’t help, they installed security cameras and watched night after night. Cameras caught thieves driving up, unlocking...
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