Woman charged after 15,000 pieces of stolen mail found in Langley apartment
Investigation launched after thousands of pieces of mail found in storage locker
A woman in Langley, B.C., has been charged after about 15,000 pieces of stolen mail were found in her apartment building.
Police began investigating after a man found about 9,000 pieces of mail in his storage locker last month.
Mounties linked the mail to 36-year-old Sarah Arnet, a tenant in the building, and searched her suite.
Police allege about 6,000 more pieces of stolen mail, plus identification cards, credit cards, computers, cell phones and data storage devices were seized in the search.
RCMP say the mail came from all over Metro Vancouver and several cities in B.C.'s Interior.
Arnet has now been charged with one count of identity theft and is in custody until a court appearance in Surrey on Thursday.
RCMP Superintendent Murray Power said the easiest way for people to protect themselves against mail and identity theft is to collect their mail everyday.
"We cannot stress enough - the greatest solution to the problem is also the easiest to invoke. We need everyone to collect your mail daily. If it is not there, it cannot be stolen," said Power.