Arrest warrant issued for married couple accused of stealing checks from mailboxes
An arrest warrant is out for a married couple accused of stealing checks from people’s mailboxes in Cranberry Township.
Police are looking for David and Chelsey Mydlowski, of Pittsburgh.
Police said overnight on Jan. 30, a victim who lives along Goehring Road reported that six checks issued to several businesses were stolen from their mailbox and notified their banks, including PNC Bank.
A few days later, police said there was surveillance video of Chelsey Mydlowski trying to cash one of those checks for nearly $2,000 at the Wesbanco in Avalon but she was denied because the bank saw a fraud alert on the victim’s account.
Less than an hour later, police said David Mydlowski tried to cash another victim’s stolen check for almost $2,000 at Citizens Bank in Ross Township. The bank called the victim who told them it was a forgery, so Mydlowski took off.
Bank customers said this is terrible.
“I hope they find them. That’s a very serious offense. People who have the account have to go through all this aggravation,” said Georgia Brown.
Cranberry Township police have a warning. If you need to mail a check, police said to mail it at the post office or give it directly to your carrier, don’t leave it in your mailbox unattended.
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