Three USPS mail trucks have been stolen in West Seattle. The two incidents happened on Tuesday in West Seattle’s Alki neighborhood. Thieves ransacked the trucks and took off with mail and packages before abandoning the vehicles just blocks away from where the vehicles were taken. None of the letter carriers were harmed.
One USPS truck was stolen in the 3600 block of 57th Place SW. Another was taken from the 3300 block of Beach Drive SW, right along the waterfront. USPS truck thefts are a rare crime nationwide. So for three to happen in January in West Seattle, two of them within 30 minutes, makes this situation very rare.
USPS said all three of the stolen trucks were found just a couple of blocks from where they were taken. USPS is now working to notify customers that their mail may have been stolen, but says it is going to take some time to do that.
Investigators ask that people keep an eye out for a vehicle seen near the scene of the thefts, a late 90s purple Ford Ranger, potentially with a black canopy on the back.
The police call to the area was coded “suspicious person or vehicle.” Authorities believe the thefts are connected, because two happened around the same time. One theft happened just a few days earlier.
USPS said all three of the stolen trucks were found just a couple of blocks from where they were taken. USPS is now working to notify customers that their mail may have been stolen, but says it is going to take some time to do that.
If you were expecting mail with confidential information, e.g. B. a credit/debit card or check book and did not receive it, you can contact the United States Postal Inspection Service at www.uspis.gov/.
