Neighbors opening our mail?

Question

Everytime were out doing somthing and the mailman drops our mail off we come home and find it all riped open. So one day my family left the house and i stayed home to see whos doing it, and sure anought 6 minutes after they left one of our neighbors came out, took our mail into her house, and about 3 minutes later she came out with them. After she went back into her house i went out there to get the mail, it was all riped. So after my family came back i told them, then we went to her house and told her if she dosnt stop were taking this to court. And she replyed saying "You wont win with no proof." And we would use a camra to catch her doing it, but our mail box is in a spot where if you want to tape it you would have to put it somewhere were she would see it. Now i can just set it up in the open but i want to catch her in the act to teatch her a lesson. Is there any way i can get proof without a camra catching it all?

Answer 1

private investigator or your local police department

Answer 2

More wittness ,someone who doesn't live in your house . Then call the police . It's a federal offence to open someone elses mail . Your mailbox isn't really yours ,it's the governments .

GOD BLESS

Answer 3

1. talk to local police, get there ideas, suggestions

2. talk to local post office pple ,post master etc.

3. buy a nice locking mailbox from lowes. (been thre done that)

4.  move said mailbox to a place where (a. keep tabs on it, tape it etc or (b keep grubby mitts off your mail

we had a similar issue a few years back. with out solid proof, nothing much can be done.  i solved it by renting a po box for a short time, and getting mail there, and taking junk mail i got from friends, family, all the coupons, car dealerships stuff.  and  placeing these in my mailbox at nite.  

neighbor got very very bored after a while. and things went to normal.

a friend at the time had  suggested a prank of sorts, where you rig the mailbox to spray or explode a stink bomb, on said trespasser.

but a camera, taped would show her getting said mail, reading, and returning it..  once that and the offended mail, are taken to local police, postmaster..  they wil take care of it.

Answer 4

A picture speaks thousand words.

A video speaks 10000 words.

Answer 5

Step one, call your postmaster.  Someone other than the addressee opening the mail is a Federal offense.  So, get the government's advice before just giving her empty threats.

Step two, (if postmaster agrees) call the police department, ask if an officer could possibly visit her.  Let her know that you aren't sitting idly by, but have let the authorities know that she is breaking the law.  (I am not 100% positive of this step, but it seems to make sense to me.)  Maybe, if she gets worried enough, she will stop breaking the law.

Step three, if you want to, you can rent a box at the post office and have your mail delivered there, instead of coming to your house.  This would mean doing change of addresses to everyone, etc.  A box costs somewhere around $25 per year.

Answer 6

Teach her a lesson. Go knock on her door, and whe she answers it....stb her in the eye with an ice pick! No but seriously if your not to far from your mail box, you could tape it from inside your house (they dont have zoom for nothing). But if your too far way, hide a put something near the mail box that looks like its normal to have there (i.e. a plant) and hide the camera near it

Answer 7

You can get about 6 people to witness it. People that are not your relatives or that you don't even know that well. You just need to have some witnesses that they see her take the mail and bring it back and then show pictures of it all open from the time you take it out of the box and the witnesses to say yes we saw her do this with our eyes. If you know someone who is a cop ......that would be a great witness or a minister.

Answer 8

One thing you can do is call your local post office.  Explain your situation and they will get you in contact with someone qualified to investigate your complaint.  Opening someone else's mail is a crime, and the authorities will investigate and take care of it -- that way the burden of proof is not on you.  

Once you have called the authorities and lodged your complaint, it probably would be a good idea to let your neighbor continue her snooping, don't let her know that the post office has been tipped off.

Messing with someone's mail or mailbox is a crime.

Answer 9

Well her fingerprints would be on your mail, so take it to a specialist.  I don't know if that's enough, but it's a start.  And why would she want to open your mail?  That's just weird!

Answer 10

call your postmaster at the post office. that is a federal offence.

Answer 11

Put A Camera In The Mail Box When No ones Watching Or Do It Back Lolage Good Look

Answer 12

Just call the post master in your post office and tell them.The law states that you are not to open mail for someone else.It is a felon.tell them her name and address,they will handle it.People leave finger prints on letters all the time.