Crime & Safety

Have You Seen this Suspected Silver Lake Mail Thief?

Los Angeles police released security footage of a man suspected of stealing mail from at least seven Echo Park-Silver Lake area mailboxes.

Silver Lake, CA Police released security video of a man suspected in a series of thefts from mailboxes at several apartment buildings in the Echo Park-Silver Lake area since January.

The suspect, identified as 27-year-old Gregory Jimmy Karkour, allegedly used a postal key to unlock the front doors of the apartment buildings, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Karkour is believed to have hit up these apartment buildings on these dates:

  • January 15, 2016, at 10:30 p.m., in the 1300 block of Court Street
  • January 18, 2016, at 9:40 a.m., in the 1300 block of Court Street
  • January 24, 2016, at 2:25 a.m., in the 1800 block of W. Temple Street
  • January 28, 2016, at 4:20 a.m., in the 300 block of Reno Street
  • February 3, 2016, at 6:30 a.m., in the 100 block of Witmer Street
  • February 11, 2016, at 5:51 a.m., in the 100 block of Witmer Street
  • April 17, 2016, at 11:50 p.m., in the 700 block of Maltman Avenue

Karkour is described as Hispanic, 5 feet 10 inches tall and about 160 pounds, with brown eyes and short brown hair.

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Anyone with information on his whereabouts was urged to call detectives at (213) 484-3490, or (877) LAPD-247.

City News Service and Patch staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.

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