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Police from the 50th Precinct during a routine car stop recently confiscated checks from thieves who stole them from residents' mailboxes, washed them with the intent of illegally cashing them.

Routine stop helps cop nab check thieves

Check theft, second only to auto grand larceny in this part of the Bronx, is the most prevalent crime committed. Most often checks are “fished” out of mailboxes, “washed” and then cashed. more

BY SACHI McClendon | 6/24/22

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