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ournal-herald THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2022 • Volume 42 – No. 2 ©2022, THE JOURNAL-HERALD. All Rights Reserved
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White Haven Mailbox mayhem by Ruth Isenberg
Two mailboxes in White Haven were among the U.S. Postal Service boxes in the area targeted by thieves over
the weekend. On Sunday, September 5, shortly after 1 a.m., the mailboxes located next to the entrance to the White Haven Market and adjacent to the Post Office
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on Towanda Street were broken into. The thieves, who were shown on security cameras, came in two cars and moved very quickly to open up the
REMEMBERING THOSE LOST TO DRUG OVERDOSES: In a moving ceremony at Eurana Park in Weatherly on August 31, International Overdose Awareness Day, family and friends of drug overdose victims lit memorial candles and spoke of their loved ones, placing the candles in front of a banner displaying their photographs. September is National Recovery Month, and the banner will be displayed all month at the basketball court at the park. JH: Ruth Isenberg
boxes with cutting tools. Signs of the damage are visible in the photos above. The thieves removed the contents of the mailboxes and fled within 5 minutes. Last mail pickup from the boxes was 3 p.m. on Saturday, so anyone who deposited mail in the boxes after that time is affected by the theft. Victims are advised to contact their banks to watch for any suspicious activity in their accounts, since reports have already come in of checks being ‘washed’ and altered. When checks as washed, thieves change the payable name and amount,
and present the altered checks to be cashed. Large sums can be withdrawn from the victim’s account before the activity is noticed. Victims should also notify anyone they sent payments to, as those payments will not be received. Thefts also occured in Drums, Blakeslee and other locations around the area over the weekend. White Haven Police are investigating, along with federal and postal agencies.