Thieves use sticky wires to fish rent checks out of apartment drop boxes

Several apartment complexes in Spokane Valley have reported that thieves have used wires tipped with a sticky adhesive to fish rent checks from drop boxes.

The thefts have taken place for more than a week, according to a Spokane County Sheriff’s Office news release.

Surveillance footage captured two men in the act, who possibly drove a white, two-door hatchback car, the news release stated.

Anyone with information on the thefts is asked to call Crime Check at (509) 456-2233 and use reference No. 10076074.