Police Investigate Suspected Mail Fishing Incident: Darien PD

DARIEN, CT — Police said they are investigating a suspected mail "fishing" incident last week in Darien. According to a news release, a U.S. Postal Service employee contacted police on Dec. 18 after arriving to work, where she observed a grey Mercedes sedan with New Jersey plates parked and running outside the post office.

Police said when the employee parked in the post office lot and exited her vehicle, she observed a young man run across the lot from the area of the outdoor depositories and get into the vehicle, which was then seen leaving the area of Corbin Drive. (To sign up for Darien breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

Officers responded and checked the area but were unable to locate the vehicle, however a check of the mailboxes revealed a sticky "glue-like" substance on the opening, police said.

According to police, this is consistent with “fishing” in mailboxes, in which suspects will use a device covered in glue to retrieve mail from a depository. Officers checked the depository at the Heights Road Post Office and found the same substance on the opening, police said.

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