Burglaries at Australia Post's Melbourne GPO boxes spark superannuation security alert
Australia Post has confirmed it is 'aware of unauthorised access and theft of some mail articles' on four occasions between July 6 and 17, and Victoria Police has confirmed it is investigating.
'It's believed the offender or offenders have entered the building on four occasions, stealing items from inside. No arrests have been made at this stage and the investigation is ongoing,' officers said in a statement on Wednesday.
An Australia Post spokesperson said thieves had broken into a mail sorting area in the rear of the post office.
'The offenders were able to force entry into a back-of-house area used for sorting mail and distributing letters into PO Boxes on three occasions, and on the fourth, left immediately when deterred by additional security measures,' a spokesperson said.
'The offenders caused significant damage on entry into the facility, which was promptly repaired, and additional security measures were put in place after each break in.'
The spokesperson said Australia Post had advised potentially affected customers of the unlawful access to their Post Office Boxes, and apologised for 'the inconvenience caused by these criminal acts'.
'Unlike parcels, letters are not tracked, and Australia Post is unable to identify individual mail items or boxes targeted by the offenders.'
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