HOUSTON – Mail theft is nothing new in Houston, but discarded letters recently found along a west Harris County trail show just how bold thieves have become.

Melinda Field said she first noticed piles of discarded mail on June 23 while running in the Addicks area.

“It started June 23rd. I first noticed I was running on the trail a lot and I found discarded mail,” Field said. “It’s been about four times I’ve come out here and found mail and just thrown everywhere.”

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She went for a walk on the trail with KPRC 2’s Gage Goulding on Wednesday. While chatting for this story, Field pointed out freshly dumped mail scattered off the beaten path.

“This is planned. Somebody’s doing this,” she said.

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