Weekend Mail Theft In Trabuco Canyon

TRABUCO CANYON, CA — Nearly a dozen post office boxes were rifled through over the weekend at the Trabuco Canyon Post Office on the 30000 block of Trabuco Canyon Road, Patch has learned. The incident took place either late Saturday night or early Sunday, according to that Post Office branch.

"We have filed a police report, and we are attempting to change the locks of the boxes that were broken into," a representative for the Post Office said.

One witness stated that an O'Neill Regional Park Ranger reportedly discovered items that were consistent with the theft at the nearby park early Monday morning. Patch has reached out to confirm.

According to the Orange County Sheriff's Department, the U.S. Postal Service will be investigating this incident.

According to LifeLock, if your mail is stolen you should:

• contact the Postal Inspector at 877-876-2455 (press 3).
• Set fraud alerts with one of the three major credit bureaus - Equifax, Experian or TransUnion
• Monitor your credit report and check for suspicious activity

Lifelock states that a Post Office Box is considered the best solution to securing your mail, however in Trabuco Canyon, for at least 12 patrons this was not the case.

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