Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating three
instances that occurred recently in which endorsed checks were stolen from
mailboxes on Big Coppitt Key.
There had been no arrests as of Saturday.
In each separate instance, the checks were endorsed by the
three victims and placed in a mailbox.
In each instance, the respective banks for each victim
contacted them and stated their endorsement appeared to be whited out and
another name added, which the banks deemed suspicious and halted the transfers.
In each instance, the dollar amount was changed to a larger
amount than what the victim wrote.
In one instance, a check was changed from $31.42 to $1,200.
In another instance, a check was forged for $1,000. Another was for $300.
In each instance, the victims notified the Sheriff’s Office.
The checks were stolen from residential mailboxes on Shore
Avenue and Dondi Road.
The Sheriff’s Office was first notified on Oct. 14. Two more
victims came forward on Nov. 1.
• The Sheriff’s Office urges residents to take their paid bills/checks
to the U.S. Post Office and mail them there.
Anyone with information about these crimes should contact
Sheriff's Office Detective Spencer Curry at 305-292-7060. Callers who wish to
remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 1-866-471-8477. Tipsters can remain
anonymous and if a tip leads to an arrest in the case, the caller may be
eligible for a cash reward. Tips may also be submitted online at www.floridakeyscrimestoppers.com
or via a text message using the smartphone app called P3 Phone. Tips can also
be submitted via social media such as Facebook, Instagram or Twitter using the
@CrimeStoppers305 hashtag.
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