Detectives investigating checks stolen from mailboxes in Lower Keys

Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating instances that occurred recently in which checks were stolen from mailboxes on Big Coppitt Key and Sugarloaf Key.  

There had been no arrests as of Tuesday.  

In each separate instance, the checks were endorsed by the five victims and placed in a mailbox.

The checks were stolen from residential mailboxes on Shore Avenue and Dondi Road on Big Coppitt Key and Sugarloaf Boulevard on Sugarloaf Key.  

The incidents were reported to the Sheriff’s Office on Oct. 14, Nov. 1 and Nov. 18.

In one incident reported on Nov. 18 from Sugarloaf Boulevard, a $2,921 check intended for the county property appraiser’s office was stolen and fraudulently cashed.

The Sheriff’s Office urges residents to take their bills/checks to the U.S. Post Office and mail them there.

Anyone with information about these crimes should contact Sheriff's Office Detectives 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.