Pirates Raiding Blue Mailboxes At Glastonbury Post Offices

GLASTONBURY, CT — Glastonbury police are urging residents to avoid using the blue mailboxes at the town's United States Postal Service locations while they investigate a rash of thefts from them.

Police said they have seen "an increase in thefts" from the mailboxes located in front of all three Post Offices in town.

"The thieves engaging in this criminal activity have been known to gain access to and take the entire contents of the mailbox," police said.

Mail that does not contain a check typically gets thrown in the trash and "never reaches its intended recipient," police added.

As a "precaution," police are recommending that residents not place any mail in the mailboxes after the last pickup of the day, which is posted on the outside of the box, even if the mail does not contain a check.

"Please go inside the Post Office and hand your mail directly to a postal worker," police said.