Crime & Safety

Mailbox Thief Caught On Video In Livingston, Police Say

A man was spotted breaking into a locked mailbox in Livingston, authorities said.

LIVINGSTON, NJ — A man was spotted breaking into a locked mailbox in Livingston last week, authorities said Tuesday.

According to the Livingston Police Department, officers got a report about a theft from a residential mailbox on Elmwood Drive on Aug. 20.

Police said video surveillance footage shows a man breaking into the mailbox and removing the contents at 3:54 p.m. on Aug. 19. The man was seen arriving in a white SUV.

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The Livingston Detective Bureau is investigating the theft, authorities said.

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