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Chicago-area mail theft investigations: burglary and identity-theft charges

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Postal inspectors announced an arrest on June 18, 2026, in a series of Chicago-area burglary incidents that investigators said began in May 2023. The Illinois Attorney General’s Office filed burglary and identity-theft charges, according to USPIS.

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