By Dee Longfellow
By now, most residents have heard the news that an Elmhurst postal carrier was recently charged with allegedly stealing checks from the mail that were intended for residents along his route.
Earlier this month, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Elmhurst Chief of Police Michael McLean announced that a postal carrier, Keevon Dockery, a 22-year-old Chicago resident, had been charged with identity theft for allegedly stealing more than 100 checks intended for others along his mail route.
Many people are concerned about where Dockery’s route was and whether or not they should be concerned about checks intended for them being allegedly stolen.
McLean told the Independent in an interview that Dockery was rather new to the post office and had low seniority; therefore, he often filled in for other mail carriers who were absent or ill, which means he delivered to many areas of town.
“He was primarily in south Elmhurst, but he was also a fill-in,” McLean said. “We have heard from some victims in north Elmhurst as well.”
Among the checks that have been recovered, some were altered and some were missing entirely.
McLean said that anyone who believes they are missing any checks they were expecting from as far back as mid-September should contact the Detective Division of the Elmhurst Police Department by sending an email to [email protected]. The detectives assigned to the case will be in touch to follow up and advance the investigation.
