Mailbox Safety

The Sabine Parish Sheriff's Office would like to inform our community of some safety measures to ensure that your checks and banking information are safe. When sending checks as a form of payment via the postal system, it is better not to do so from your residential mailbox unless it is a locking mailbox. Criminals often look for the red flag up on a residential mailbox and attempt to steal mail in hopes of finding a check. It is always best to drop off bills with checks inside directly at the post office or send them from a locking mailbox. If you are receiving a box of blank checks in the mail it is best to have them delivered to a locked mail receptacle or to your bank where you can pick them up. We also encourage you to opt-in for paperless statements. The monthly bank statements you receive in the mail may contain sensitive account information. Criminals could steal your mail and have access to these bank statements. You may also consider signing up for "Informed Delivery" on the USPS website. "Informed Delivery" allows the post office to send you a daily email of scanned items you will be receiving in the mail that day. You can use this email to monitor what you are having delivered that day and know what to expect. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the United States Postal Service at www.usps.com 800-275-8777 or your local post office.