Two Turlock women arrested in mailbox break-in; police looking for ties to other mail thefts

Two women were arrested in Turlock in connection with a recent mail theft and police are working to determine if they are responsible for other mailbox tampering and mail thefts throughout the city.

Cynthia Gomez, 33, and Jovan Deshay, 35, both of Turlock, were arrested Feb. 14 on suspicion of attempted theft and conspiracy to commit a crime, two hours after a witness reported seeing two women matching their description tamping with a mailbox in the 3100 block of East Hawkeye Avenue.

“The Turlock Police Department is aware of the high number of mailbox break-ins that have occurred throughout the city and has devoted several resources to help combat this problem,” reads a news release from the department. “It is unknown at this time if these two individuals are the ones that are solely involved in all the mailbox break-ins in the city of Turlock.”

Anyone with information on this or other mailbox break-ins is encouraged to contact Detective Sgt. Victor Barcelos at 209-668-5550, ext. 6705; contact the police tip line at 209-668-5550, ext. 6780; or email tpdtipline@turlock.ca.us.

This story was originally published February 25, 2017 at 8:22 AM with the headline "Two Turlock women arrested in mailbox break-in; police looking for ties to other mail thefts."