The Brentwood Police Department announced that since March 12th of this year, officers have responded to six separate incidents involved mail theft from our Summerset senior-living neighborhoods.
While these neighborhoods are gated and often provide an extra layer of security, during each incident the community mailboxes were found to have been completely emptied. Police announced Wednesday that Detectives recently identified and arrested the man involved in these thefts.
Last Thursday, Brentwood Police Detectives jointly conducted a Search Warrant with the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office (CCCSO). 36 year-old Franklin Huffman (of Brentwood) was safely taken into custody.
During a search of his residence counterfeit postal keys (used to open the community mailboxes) and some of the stolen mail from Summerset was found. Police are in the process of returning the mail to its rightful owners.
Huffman was booked into jail on narcotic-related charges, child endangerment, mail theft, and possession of stolen property.
