Crime & Safety

Police Ask Studio City Residents to be on Lookout for Mail Thieves

One recent mail theft occurs at Studio City apartment complex at Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Valley Spring Lane.

Los Angeles police believe a man and a woman are using a master key to gain access to Studio City buildings and mailboxes, reports CBS2.

Recent survelliance footage shows the duo committing the federal crime at an apartment building at Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Valley Spring Lane.

After allegedly stealing the mail, the two went to the apartment complex's garage and took the registration and insurance information from a resident’s SUV. Officials believe the duo could have gotten the master key from a postal employee or have been hired themselves as seasonal workers.

If you recognize the two in the attached video, you are urged to call the LAPD.

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