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PEEKSKILL, New York (WABC) -- Peekskill residents are being told to avoid using post office curbside boxes to mail checks due to a recent pattern of thefts.

The Peekskill Police Department believes someone is stealing mail containing checks from a drop-off point outside of the post office at 738 South Street.

The department received several reports of checks stolen from this location being used for identity theft or financial fraud.

Residents are asked to either walk their mail inside the post office on South Street or use a different location to send any mail containing checks or other financial documents. MORE AT Checks, financial documents stolen from Westchester County post office drop-off points and used in identity theft - ABC7 New York (abc7ny.com)