RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. —

Hundreds of pieces of stolen mail from various neighborhoods in Sacramento were discovered in a Walmart parking lot in Rancho Cordova, leading to an investigation by the U.S. Postal Service and local law enforcement.

Photos show the stolen mail piled up in the parking lot, with some large envelopes and items related to credit cards opened, according to the woman who found and reported the stash.

"It wasn't just from one specific neighborhood or one specific cluster. There were hundreds of pieces of mail throughout Sacramento there, which is very alarming," said Amar Gandhi, a spokesman for Rancho Cordova police.

The U.S. Postal Service has retrieved the mail and is working with police to investigate how it ended up there.

“The mail that is still deliverable wi

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