Thieves Stealing Residential Mail In Warwick Township: Police

WARWICK TOWNSHIP, PA — Warwick Township is the latest municipality reporting the theft of residential mail.

In an alert sent out to residents on Monday, police said outgoing mail is being stolen from residential mail boxes in three township neighborhoods - Hidden Ponds, Bucks County Country Club Estates and Mountain View.

The thieves appear to be targeting mailboxes located at the curb and near the end of driveways, police said, and are taking place weekdays during lunch time.

According to police, the thieves are looking for mail containing personal checks. The checks are "washed," filled out with fraudulent information and are then cashed.

Similar crimes are also under investigation in neighboring Doylestown Township and Northampton and in nearby Horsham in Montgomery County.

“Protect yourself! Don't put outgoing mail in your home mail box for the mail carrier to collect,” police said. “The safest thing to do is take your mail directly to a U.S. Post Office and deposit the mail in the collection bin inside.”