six arrested after mail theft, fraud investigation

Police say six men have been arrested after a two-month investigation into mail theft in Burnaby.

After two break-ins at an apartment building on Telford Avenue in October 2024, Burnaby RCMP identified a group of suspects and initiated an investigation into the group.

Mounties searched a home on Belleville Avenue which led to four arrests.

In a release Wednesday, police say six men now face several potential fraud and theft-related charges.

The Burnaby RCMP says nearly 1,600 items were seized as part of the investigation, including:

• Items used in the manufacturing of false identification;
• 346 pieces of identification;
• 572 pieces of mail;
• 496 bank cards;
• 155 cheques;
• An embossing machine;

Insp. Matt Toews says the suspected thieves were “organized and had equipment to mass-produce false identification.”