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The Lehigh Valley post office where bandits are stealing checks from the mail

Police are warning folks not to deposit mail in the dropbox outside the Palmer branch of the Easton Post Office. They say several checks have been stolen from the mail.

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The Palmer branch of the Easton Post Office on Greenwood Avenue in Palmer Township. Police said checks have been stolen from the U.S. Postal Service drive-up dropbox along Greenwood Avenue.
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PALMER TWP., Pa. – Police are warning folks not to deposit mail in the U.S. Postal Service dropbox outside the Palmer branch of the Easton Post Office.

Personal and business checks have been stolen from the drive-up dropbox along Greenwood Avenue, according to police.

  • Business and personal checks have been stolen from the dropbox outside the post office, police said
  • The dropbox is along South Greenwood Avenue in Palmer Township
  • Police say folks should deposit mail to be sent to the post office

“We have taken numerous reports of mail being stolen and checks being compromised from the United States Postal Service outside mail drop box located at 650 S. Greenwood Ave.,” the police department said Thursday night in a statement.
https://www.facebook.com/PalmerTownshipPoliceDepartment/posts/pfbid0BzyctGtvpFCXKbbwLwcd3oFTJ48Vo8ExRDzZdoFY4b9foHuq7BsCVFHnWFnBb6J6lAuthorities advise that any mail containing checks be dropped off inside the post office at the location.
Bandits have hit the roadside dropboxes before.

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