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Temecula council backs coordinated enforcement and HOA outreach after mail‑theft briefing
Summary
Council received a briefing on mail theft, learned the Riverside Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Postal Inspection Service had executed a recent memorandum of understanding, and unanimously directed staff to continue coordination with the sheriff, DA and federal representatives while encouraging HOAs to harden mailboxes.
The Temecula City Council on April 8 received an update on local and federal efforts to combat mail theft and unanimously directed staff to continue coordination with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, the District Attorney’s Office and federal partners — and to engage homeowners associations on possible local hardening measures.
Legislative staff reminded the council that state Penal Code provisions criminalize mail theft and that federal law (Title 18, U.S. Code, Section 1708) also criminalizes theft or receipt of stolen mail; penalties vary by…
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