Busting into the cluster mailboxes at apartment complexes and newer neighborhoods in the dead of night, thieves snatch thousands of San Antonians’ mail every year.

While junk mail and political ads may be overlooked, the missing mail raises concerns about identity theft, fraud and stolen funds.

At Hart Ranch on the Northwest Side, HOA President Lewis Barr showed KSAT the bent and cracked slots on cluster mailboxes where thieves had apparently tried to pry their way in.

“It’s every day trying to figure out, ‘Did I get my mail?’” Barr said.

Under state law, mail theft can range from a Class A misdemeanor to a first-degree felony, depending on the number of addresses a thief targets and whether it can be proven that they were after items such as identifying information, checks, or money o

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