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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Police Pinpoint Two Suspects in Theft-From-Mailboxes Case

North Canton police are looking for Edward L. Dugan, 59, and Tonya S. Carpenter, 39, who they believe stole personal checks from mailboxes and cashed the checks

The North Canton Police Department have pinpointed two suspects who they believe stole thousands of dollars from residents by taking and cashing their personal checks from their mailboxes. The department has warrants on file through the Canton Municipal Court for Edward L. Dugan, 59, and Tonya S. Carpenter, 39. The couple's last known address is 1847 Misty Way, Columbus. Both Dugan and Carpenter are charged with two counts of identity fraud, fourth-degree felonies, and four counts of theft, fifth-degree felonies. Police Chief Stephan Wilder told North Canton Patch on Nov. 2 that the suspects targeted mailboxes that had the red flag up (indicating they have outgoing mail), then took any checks from inside the mailbox. The suspects then got …

Friday, November 2, 2012

Police Investigating String of Thefts in Which Suspects Steal Outgoing Checks From Mailboxes

Police ask that anyone who recognizes the suspects in the bank surveillance photos call the North Canton Police Department at 330-499-5911

Editor's note: This story was updated at 12:40 p.m. Nov. 2. North Canton police are investigating a string of thefts in the city in which suspects are taking outgoing checks from residents' mailboxes. Police Chief Stephan Wilder said today the suspects are targeting mailboxes that have the red flag up (indicating they have outgoing mail), then taking any checks from inside the mailbox. The suspects then get the victims' bank account information and use that to cash the checks at a branch bank where the victims do not frequent or a branch where their account was not activated. "If the culprits didn’t find a check in there, they discarded the mail, just threw it out and left it on the ground," Wilder said. "They really were just looking for …

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