San Carlos Mail Theft Suspects Arrested

SAN CARLOS, CA — Two men were arrested early Tuesday morning on suspicion of mail theft according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.

The suspects were arrested after a detective saw them allegedly breaking into mailboxes at a San Carlos apartment complex.

The detective saw the break-in around 5:20 a.m. at the complex in the 1100 block of Eaton Avenue and deputies responded and pulled over the vehicle as it was leaving the area, sheriff's officials said.

Joseph Robinson, 36, and Paul McKinney, 32, were arrested and investigators found personal identification cards and numerous pieces of mail in the car that are presumed stolen.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the sheriff's anonymous tip line at (800) 547-2700.

— Bay City News and Patch Editor Gideon Rubin contributed to this report