In recent weeks, the City of Dublin has seen a jump in the number of reported mail thefts from residents on East Cog Hill Terrace, Saddlecreek Terrace, and Lochgreen Way in Dublin Ranch and West Vomac Road, Bloomington Way, Colebrook Drive, and Ridgefield Drive in West Dublin Hills. Suspects have been opening series of mailboxes along certain streets in an effort to steal delivered mail, as well as targeting outgoing mail in boxes with activated flags. One resident on Colebrook Drive saw the suspect remove mail from a neighbor’s mailbox at approximately 10AM. The suspect was a Hispanic adult male wearing a red hat, red shirt, and red shorts. He was driving a newer white vehicle, possibly a Chrysler 300c.

Dublin Police Services believes that the recent increase in reported check and credit card forgeries is related to this latest wave of mail thefts. On July 15th, two arrests associated with the thefts were made on Signal Hill Drive, but other suspects remain at large.

According to Dublin Police Services, no Neighborhood Watch group currently exists in East Cog Hill Terrace, Saddlecreek Terrace, or Lochgreen Way. Residents who are interested in starting a Neighborhood Watch group in one of these areas should contact Community Safety Assistants Val Ridad at (925)833-6677 and Laura Correa-Hernandez at (925)833-6686 for more details.

Dublin Police Services recommends that residents should refrain from placing outgoing mail in their mailbox for pick-up by a postal worker. Instead, outgoing mail should be dropped off at a U.S. Post Office. If feasible, residents should consider replacing their curbside mailbox with a lockable one or a doorway wall-mounted one. In either case, residents will need to contact the local post office or, if applicable, their homeowners’ association (HOA) for approval beforehand. Residents can also consider leasing a post office box.