Mail thieves are using unsecured or unaccounted for master keys that U.S. Postal Service employees use to access the mail, according to a USPS Inspector General audit obtained by 11 News ...

In that case, thieves cashed the check for a whopping $14,093.50. Raleigh police and USPS inspectors are looking into the missing arrow key, and the thefts, but so far, ...

Mail theft is on the rise, and a CBS News investigation has found the U.S. Postal Service is not consistently taking steps to secure millions of universal "arrow keys" that open bulk mailboxes.

Scripps News got data from the Postal Inspection Service that revealed in 2021, 132 arrow keys were taken away from mail carriers. By 2023, that number had more than tripled to 418.

Updated: Dec 22, 2023 / 08:50 AM CST. by: Matt Grant. Posted: Dec 21, 2023 / 07:00 AM CST. ... A US Postal Inspection Service warning sticker next to an arrow key lock. (KXAN Photo/Matt Grant) ...

The criminals are stealing what's called an arrow key. They're master keys that can be used to open any mailbox in a given zip code. "It's like having a key to the city," said Albergo.