Thieves are stealing checks from USPS collection boxes across Philly — and trying to get mail carriers’ keys
The problem is so pervasive that the Postal Service is in the process of replacing the locks on every collection box in Philadelphia.
In August, Lisa Weinberger dropped a $1,500 check for a subcontractor into the mailbox at 24th and Lombard Streets in the Fitler Square neighborhood. The check was stolen, and the amount was changed to more than $33,000. Her bank was able to stop the transaction before it went through, but the near catastrophe terrified her.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer
