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Stolen credit card, over $1K in merchandise found in Upland mail theft bust
Officers arrested two suspects for stealing mail, over $1,000 in merchandise and more in San Bernardino County, police announced on Monday evening.
The Upland Police Department wrote in an X post that officers received a call last week about two men breaking into mailboxes and driving a Mercedes that didn’t have license plates.
The department said officers were able to identify the suspect vehicle, “which started the shift challenge of who could find it first.”
An officer “didn’t take long” to find the Mercedes at a gas station at Foothill Boulevard and Benson Avenue, according to police.
“It also wasn’t hard to spot the two making a couple of trips to the trash can,” the department added.
Officers said they then stopped the car and found stolen mail from Upland, as well as drugs, burglary tools and paraphernalia.
Police also found more stolen mail after officers went back to the gas station and searched the trash.
In addition, Upland PD said officers found a sizeable amount of merchandise from a retail store as well as a receipt that showed a partial card number from the credit card used.
“In one of the guys’ wallets was a freshly stolen credit card with matching numbers,” wrote the department. “Turns out the card was just stolen, then used to ‘purchase’ over $1,000 in merchandise.”
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Police officers arrest two mail theft suspects in Upland. December 2024. (Upland Police Department) -
Police officers find more stolen mail after arresting two theft suspects in Upland. December 2024. (Upland Police Department) -
Police officers display stolen mail they found after arresting two theft suspects in Upland. December 2024. (Upland Police Department)
Upland PD said officers arrested and booked the suspects for commercial burglary, felony identification theft, mail theft, narcotics and more. Officers also impounded the Mercedes.
“Great job to our vigilant citizens for reporting what they saw,” praised the department.
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