Authorities seized more than 300 checks made payable to others and a ghost gun while searching the home of a Stamford woman suspected of stealing mail.
Authorities on Tuesday searched the Stamford home of a woman suspected of stealing mail, seizing eight pages of names of potential victims, more than 300 checks made payable to others and an untraceable ghost gun, police said.
The search was carried out by Stamford police officers and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service following an investigation into the theft of mail from the post office on Camp Avenue, according to the Stamford Police Department.
Following the search, Kierra Blount, 33, was arrested by Stamford police on firearms charges and risk of injury to a minor, police said.
Stamford police said Blount faces additional federal charges “for the items located in her home” and is expected to face further charges.
Inside Blount’s home, police said, authorities reportedly found a loaded 9mm ghost gun, eight pages “containing the names of potential victims and their personal identification information, multiple credit cards in the names of victims, over 350 checks made payable to multiple victims and other evidence indicating that Blount was stealing mail.”
“The Stamford Police Department would like to thank the U.S. Postal Inspection Service for the cooperative effort put forth to identify and arrest Blount,” Stamford police Capt. Thomas Scanlon said in a statement.
“The U.S. Postal Inspection Service will continue to conduct investigations, alongside our local law enforcement partners, that seek prosecution of those who compromise the personal information of our customers and the integrity of the U.S. Mail,” Ketty Larco-Ward, inspector in charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Boston Division, said in a joint statement with Stamford police. “Our customers expect their personal information to be kept secure when mailing with the U.S. Postal Service. These types of crimes cause considerable financial damage and personal inconvenience.”
