UPPER MERION, Pa. - Authorities in Montgomery County are searching for an accused mailbox thief who allegedly stole parcels from drop boxes near a local post office and municipal building.The Upper Darby Police Department said the brazen thefts happened early Tuesday morning, sometime between 2:30 a.m.
and 2:40 a.m. Investigators believe "multiple actors" hit three different U.S. Postal Service mailboxes on 620 Allendale Road and 175 West Valley Road in nearby King of Prussia.
The suspects, according to police, used a white Mercedes sedan with tinted windows and Delaware license plates. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESOne of the suspect captured on video was seen wearing a multi-colored Polo hoodie and blue surgical mask, according to police.
In one of the thefts, a dispatcher noticed someone in front of a township building, but they sped away in the Mercedes before police could catch him.Chief Tom Nolan believes the mail-swipping thieves are in search of checks.