Police investigate mail theft

The Cloquet Police Department is investigating a mail theft April 8, when the drop box outside the Cloquet Post Office was broken into, and the contents were stolen.

In an April 26 news release, police said they believe people involved in the mail theft may have attempted financial crimes in other areas. The Moose Lake PD received a report of an attempted withdrawal from a local financial institution by someone using another’s identity.

Police urge anyone using the mail dropbox in Cloquet on or around April 8 to take additional security measures. These include locking or freezing credit reports, using credit monitoring and identity theft protection services, verifying that any mailed payments were received, and canceling checks with your local financial institution. If tax return payments were dropped there, confirm they were received and applied correctly.

Victims are encouraged to report the incident to https://www.uspis.gov/report, or the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at https://www.ic3.gov, and https://IdentityTheft.gov.