#mail-theft

#mail-theft

Disorderly Conduct, Probation Violation/Rearrest, Contempt of Court/Violating Protective Order: Two people were having an argument on Winchester Boulevard. One was under the influence of an alcoholic beverage and was found to be too intoxicated to care for himself. The suspect was also in violation of a restraining order filed against him by the person he was arguing with. The suspect was arrested and was in violation of parole.

A former U.S. Postal Service letter carrier was sentenced on Monday, Sept. 8, to five and a half years in federal prison for stealing over $10 million in checks from the mail, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Rashad Deon Stolden, a 34-year-old Huntington Beach man, worked in the Fairfax area of Los Angeles. From 2020 to 2024, he stole mail with high-value checks and debit cards from the California Employment Development Department, the agency that handles unemployment and disability benefits, according to the DOJ.