Which areas of Austin have an increase in mail theft, and what USPS is doing about it
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Cases of thieves prying open mailboxes seem to happen in every neighborhood, and the crimes are picking back up heading into the holidays.
In the Sendera neighborhood in south Austin off Slaughter Lane, it’s been a vicious cycle. Last week, it only took thieves two days to destroy a set of replacement mailboxes that had already been hit once. Data from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service shows 11 break-ins of mailboxes were reported from Oct. 1 through Nov. 16 in the f
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