Crime & Safety

4 Arrested On Suspicion Of Mail Theft, Illegal Drug Possession

The Palos Verdes Estates Police Department found over 40 pieces of stolen mail and "an assortment of illegal drugs."

PALOS VERDES, CA – Four men were arrested on suspicion of mail theft and illegal drug possession in Palos Verdes Estates early Tuesday morning, according to police. At about 3:30 a.m., an officer pulled a car over for a mechanical violation in the 200 block of Palos Verdes Drive West. When the officer searched the vehicle, he found over 40 pieces of stolen mail from Rancho Palos Verdes and Palos Verdes Estates along with "an assortment of illegal drugs," according to the Palos Verdes Estates Police Department Facebook page.

The four men, all from Los Angeles, were taken into custody, Daily Breeze reported. No further information on the suspects was immediately available.

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