CHICAGO – Another $100,000 reward is being offered as postal inspectors try to stop rampant mail theft in Chicago. The latest reward is for a man dressed in a postal worker’s uniform trying to steal mail in the Loop.
The man allegedly stole mail from a “business building” in the Loop last month and then dressed up as a postal worker to try to steal more mail from another Loop building this month.
The US Postal Inspection Service is offering up to $100,000 for information leading to the man’s arrest and conviction. You can contact them at 877-876-2455 about case #4258206.
Dressing up as a postman to steal mail is not a new tactic. CWBChicago reported on a thief who used a similar ruse to steal mail in Lincoln Park in 2022.
On Monday, postal inspectors announced three separate $100,000 rewards for men suspected of stealing mail in Chicago over several months.
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