Cops On Stakeout Watched Postal Box 'Fishing' Suspect Shove Stolen Mail Into His Pants: Police

BEDFORD, NY — Three men were arrested after Bedford police said they were caught during surveillance tied to a series of mail thefts from post office drop boxes in Katonah and Bedford Hills.

The arrests came after detectives spent weeks investigating "numerous mail thefts" from the Katonah and Bedford Hills post office drop boxes. Police said other Westchester communities have also been targeted by similar larcenies.

Using license plate readers and surveillance, detectives identified the suspects and a vehicle police believe was being used in the mail thefts.

On Thursday, around 11 p.m., that suspect vehicle parked near the Bedford Hills Post Office, according to police. Three suspects got out of the vehicle. Two acted as lookouts, while a third man went to a USPS drop box, removed several pieces of mail, and hid them in his pants, according to cops.

Police said officers approached the men as they stood outside the vehicle and took them into custody.

All three were taken to Bedford Police Department headquarters, where they were processed and charged. They were charged with four counts of petit larceny; four counts of fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property; possession of burglar tools; and sixth-degree conspiracy.

The men arrested were identified by police as 26-year-old Breilin Mirabel Matos, of Mount Vernon; 29-year-old Orbik Gutierrez, of the Bronx; and 23-year-old Raymond Duluc Nathanial, of the Bronx.

All three defendants are due back in Bedford Town Court on June 10.