HOUSTON — The U.S. Postal Inspection Service continues its crackdown on mail theft by offering hefty rewards for information leading to the suspects.
The latest case happened at the Domain at City Centre apartments on Town and Country Boulevard in west Houston.
The USPIS released surveillance video of a pair of thieves who were breaking into mailboxes there on Sept. 12. They identified the suspects as Ashley Gray and Kyle Ulbig and said they were seen leaving in a red Chevrolet Malibu with Texas license plate TPT-8913. They drove the car through a guardrail as they escaped.
A $100,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Gray and Ulbig. If you know anything, call the USPIS at 713-238-4455, reference case # 4394104-MT. All information will be kept strictly confidential.
Large rewards offered in other mail theft cases
This isn't the first time USPIS has offered $100,000 rewards in mail theft cases.
In October, they released a video of three guys who stole mail at the Montage at Cinco Ranch apartments on Cinco Terrace Drive twice. The USPS later said two of the three suspects had been identified but didn't release their names.
In September, another reward was offered in a southwest Houston case.
A postal inspector with the USPS Houston Division said the thieves were likely after checks that are often used by thieves to open fraudulent accounts and take money from victims' bank accounts.
According to the inspector, this is a growing problem in the Houston area. He said the suspects in this case used a counterfeit master key to get inside the mailboxes.