On Monday, Santa Barbara County sheriff's deputies were called to the Los Alamos Post Office shortly after 7 a.m. for a report of mail theft. Thieves stole items from a woman's post office box, and this was not the first time the box was hit, she told deputies.
The woman showed deputies that she was able to track the package to the 600 block of E. Sunrise Drive in Santa Maria. Deputies found the woman's mail, including the package with the AirTag along with items that were likely stolen from over a dozen additional victims.
Authorities arrested Virginia Franchessca Lara, 27, from Santa Maria and Donald Ashton Terry, 37, from Riverside on suspicion of the thefts. Lara was booked at the Northern Branch Jail for possession of checks with intent to commit fraud, fictitious checks, identity theft, credit card theft and conspiracy.
In a news release, the Sheriff's Department thanked the post office box owner for taking a proactive approach and for not attempting to confront the suspects by herself. The case remains under investigation to identify any other victims.
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